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Derived from the word Recitation, Early 21c., "an extra act of detailing," from Old French récitation (14c.) and indirectly from Latin recitationem (nominative recitatio) "public reading, a reading aloud," noun of action from past participle stem of recitare (see recite).
However, different from the word Recitation, meaning "act of repeating aloud" is from 1620s; that of "repetition of a prepared lesson" is first recorded 1770, American English, Extratation is an extra-recitation, making it a "very, very extra repetition of a prepared lesson".
Word Source: "Great Practical Ideas in CS." Carnegie Mellon University, Gates-Hilman-Center,
Pittsburgh. Reading.
However, different from the word Recitation, meaning "act of repeating aloud" is from 1620s; that of "repetition of a prepared lesson" is first recorded 1770, American English, Extratation is an extra-recitation, making it a "very, very extra repetition of a prepared lesson".
Word Source: "Great Practical Ideas in CS." Carnegie Mellon University, Gates-Hilman-Center,
Pittsburgh. Reading.
Alice: Hey! Are you going to the extratation today?
Bob: Probably, I heard it's about SSH, AFS, and working with servers. Sounds pretty useful.
Alice: Let's go together. It's in GHC 5222.
Bob: Probably, I heard it's about SSH, AFS, and working with servers. Sounds pretty useful.
Alice: Let's go together. It's in GHC 5222.
by Reese's Gigi September 8, 2018
by Reese's Gigi June 4, 2020