recapitulation
n.
summarization, conclusion, act of summing up
Recapitulation
recapitulation
Noun
1. emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
(synonym) palingenesis
(hypernym) growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
(derivation) recapitulate
2. a section of a musical composition or movement in which themes introduced earlier are repeated
(hypernym) section, subdivision
(derivation) reprise, reprize, repeat, recapitulate
3. a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
(synonym) recap, review
(hypernym) capitulation
(hyponym) epanodos
(derivation) recapitulate, recap
récapitulation (f)
n.
recapitulation, summary statement, conclusion
Recapitulation
(n.)
The act of recapitulating; a summary, or concise statement or enumeration, of the principal points, facts, or statements, in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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