recapitulation
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recapitulation
- /ˌɹiːkəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ UK
- /ɹiː.kəˌpɪ.t͡ʃəˈleɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ US
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From 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”).
noun recapitulations · re-capitulation
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A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.
The dolorous effects of the second world war on train services, and its protracted legacies of over-age equipment and shortages of material for replacement, are too fresh in memory to require recapitulation here; […].
Similar: summary
- The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section. In classical music there are, as the analytical programs tell us, first subjects and second subjects, free fantasias, recapitulations, and codas; there are fugues, with counter-subjects, strettos, and pedal points; there are passacaglias on ground basses, canons ad hypodiapente, and other ingenuitie
- The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.
- The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ. one would expect God's final purpose to be expressed in his created world, since the doctrine of recapitulation showed that this is where his plans had worked out before.
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noun subsequent enumeration of the major points
| Español | recapitulación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 개요 gaeyo |
| 日本語 | 要約 yōyaku |
| 中文 | 概括 gàikuò |
| Português | recapitulação |
| Français | récapitulation |
| Deutsch | Rekapitulation |
| Italiano | ricapitolazione |
| Ελληνικά | ανακεφαλαίωση anakefalaíosi |
| Русский | суммирование summirovanije |
noun music: third major part of a movement in sonata form
| Español | reexposición |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 再現部 /再现部 |
| Français | réexposition |
| Deutsch | Reprise |
Talk about this word "recapitulation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/recapitulation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. recapitulation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/recapitulation "recapitulation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/recapitulation.Cite this
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title = {recapitulation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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