RECAPITULATION

recapitulation

(noun) (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)

recapitulation, recap, review

(noun) a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

recapitulation

(noun) (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated

palingenesis, recapitulation

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

recapitulation (countable and uncountable, plural recapitulations)

A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.

(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.

(theology) The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.

Synonyms

• (subsequent enumeration of the major points): summary

Source: Wiktionary

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Re`ca*pit`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [LL. recapitulatio: cf. F. recapitulation.]

Definition: The act of recapitulating; a summary, or concise statement or enumeration, of the principal points, facts, or statements, in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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