recapitulation
pronunciation
How to pronounce recapitulation in British English:
UK [ˌri:kəpɪtʃʊ'leɪʃn]
How to pronounce recapitulation in American English:
US [ˈrikəˌpɪtʃəˈleʃən]
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- Noun:
- emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
- a section of a musical composition or movement in which themes introduced earlier are repeated
- a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
Word Origin
- recapitulation (n.)
- late 14c., "a summarizing," from Old French recapitulacion (13c.), from Late Latin recapitulationem (nominative recapitulatio), noun of action from past participle stem of recapitulare "go over the main points of a thing again," literally "restate by heads or chapters," from re- "again" (see re-) + capitulum "main part" (see chapter).
Example
- 1. Corrective recapitulation of the primary family group .
- 2. Of course such a thing as a false recapitulation must be brief in order to be effective .
- 3. The statistical recapitulation of the long march is impressive .
- 4. Mathematics is the highest recapitulation and abstract description of nature and social phenomenon .
- 5. Recent history of sedimentation is seen to be a recapitulation of the past .