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Recapitulation

Recapitulation Meaning & Definition
Recapitulation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Recapitulation?

[n] a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
[n] a section of a musical composition or movement in which themes introduced earlier are repeated
[n] emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species

Synonyms | Synonyms for Recapitulation: palingenesis | recap | review

Related Terms | Find terms related to Recapitulation:

See Also | capitulation | development | epanodos | growing | growth | maturation | ontogenesis | ontogeny | section | subdivision

Recapitulation In Webster's Dictionary

\Re`ca*pit`u*la"tion\, n. [LL. recapitulatio: cf. F. recapitulation.] 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.

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