recapitulation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
    palingenesis.
  2. noun (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated
  3. noun a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
    recap; review.
  4. noun (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)

WordNet

Re`ca*pit`u*la"tion noun
Etymology
LL. recapitulatio: cf. F. recapitulation.
Definitions
  1. 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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