Complete Definition of "recapitulation"

English
Etymology
Derived from Latin recapitulatio, -onis, from recapitulare (with English -ate), from re- "again, back" + capitulum "chapter, section", diminutive of caput, capitis "head"

Pronunciation
Syllables: re·ca·pit·u·la·tion<br>
AHD: re·��k�·pĭch·�·l�ʹsh�n<br>
IPA: ɹi�.k��pɪt�.��leɪ.��n

Noun
wikipedia
recapitulation
#The brief recitement of the major points in a narrative, article, or book. Summary.
#music The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.
#biology The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.

Translations

Chinese:
:Simplified: ��
:Traditional: ��
:Pinyin: gaikuo
Dutch: recapitulatie
French: récapitulation
German: Rekapitulation
Greek: ανακε�αλαί��η (anakephalaí�s�)
Italian: ricapitolazione singular, ricapitolazioni plural
Japanese:
:Kanji: ��
:Hiragana: ����
:Romaji: y�yaku
mid
Korean:
:Hangul:��
:Romaja: gaeyo
Latin: recapitulatio nom. sg., recapitulationis gen. sg., recapitulationes nom. pl, recapitulationum gen. pl.
Portuguese: recapitulação
Russian:
:Cyrillic: ��мми�ование
:Roman: summirovaniye
Spanish: recapitulación singular, recapitulaciones plural

Derived terms
recapitulate

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