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recapitulation

re·ca·pi·tulation

UK/ˌɹiːkəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ US/ɹiː.kəˌpɪ.t͡ʃəˈleɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ uncommon

noun

1.

emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species

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2.

a section of a musical composition or movement in which themes introduced earlier are repeated

3.

a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

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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”).

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  • recapitulation theory

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