recapitulation

ˌriːkəˌpɪtʃʊˈleɪʃən

Definition

Definition of recapitulation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

summarybriefly restating main points in a narrative

The teacher gave a recapitulation of the chapter.

recap

restatement

summary

music

TECH.

third section in sonata form revisiting themes

TECH.

The recapitulation brought back the main melody.

recap

summary

biology

TECH.

embryonic development mirroring evolutionary history

TECH.

Recapitulation shows evolutionary traits in embryos.

recap

summary

theology

TECH.

Christ's life summarizing human experience

TECH.

The sermon discussed recapitulation in Christian theology.

overview

summary

synopsis

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Origin of recapitulation

Latin, recapitulare (go over again)

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sonata form

music structure

musical structure with exposition, development, recapitulation

epanodos

discourse

recapitulation of main points in reverse order

Examples of recapitulation in a sentence

The book's introduction includes a recapitulation of previous events.
The orchestra's recapitulation was a highlight of the performance.
During the recapitulation, the themes were beautifully intertwined.
Recapitulation is evident in the larval stages.
Scientists study recapitulation in vertebrates.
Recapitulation is central to understanding salvation history.

Theologians often debate the nuances of recapitulation.

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French:récapitulation, reprise, ...
German:Zusammenfassung, Wiederholung, ...
Italian:ricapitolazione, ...
Spanish:recapitulación, ...
Portuguese:recapitulação, revisitação, ...
Chinese:总结, 奏鸣曲再现, ...
Japanese:要約, 再現部, ...
Arabic:خُلاصَة, إعادة العرض, ...
Hebrew:סִכּוּם, רֵקַפִּיטוּלַצְיָה, ...
Russian:резюме, рекапитуляция, ...
Ukrainian:резюме, рекапітуляція, ...
Hindi:पुनर्कथन, पुनरावृत्ति, ...
Bengali:সারসংক্ষেপ, পুনরাবৃত্তি, ...
Catalan:recapitulació, ...
Czech:rekapitulace, repríza, ...
Danish:opsummering, rekapitulation, ...
Dutch:recapitulatie, reprise, ...
Greek:ανακεφαλαίωση, επανάληψη, ...
Hungarian:összefoglalás, repríz, ...
Khmer:ការសង្ខេបឡើងវិញ, ផ្នែកទីបីនៃទម្រង់សូណាតា ដែលនាំប្រធានបទតន្ត្រីត្រឡប់មកវិញ, ...
Korean:요약, 재현부, ...
Persian:بازگویی, بازبینی, ...
Polish:podsumowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):recapitulação, reexposição, ...
Romanian:recapitulare, recapitulație, ...
Swedish:sammanfattning, rekapitulation, ...
Thai:การสรุป, การนำกลับมา, ...
Turkish:özet, reprise, ...
Vietnamese:tóm lược, phần tái hiện, ...

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Definition of recapitulation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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