recapitulation
A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative,…A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.
Rekapitulation
суммированиеsummirovanije
(countable, uncountable)The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.
Reprise
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated
(countable, uncountable)The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.
emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
(countable, uncountable)The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman recapitulaciun et al., Middle French recapitulacion et al., or their souFrom Anglo-Norman recapitulaciun et al., Middle French recapitulacion et al., or their source, from Late Latin recapitulatio (“summing up, summary”), from the participle stem of recapitulare (“recapitulate”), from re- + capitulum (“chapter, section”), diminutive of caput (“head”).
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Forms
plural: recapitulationsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion:recap-nreview
- emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species:palingenesis
Word family
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