recapitulation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.
2. (countable, uncountable) The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.
3. (countable, uncountable) The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.
4. (countable, uncountable) The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.

Synonyms

review

repetition

recap

summary

peroration

summing up

summation

palingenesis

reiteration

outline

playback

redundancy

reiterate

replay

reproduction

restatement

resume

reviewing

rundown

sketch

summarization

summarize

synopsis

sum-up

abstract

revision

brushup

capitulation

compendium

conclusion

digestion

epitome

explication

implication

Translations

récapitulation

ricapitolazione

ανακεφαλαίωση

recapitulación

recapitulació

recapitulação

riepilogo

Rekapitulation

recapitulatie

kurze Zusammenfassung

παλιλλογία

مُلخّص

Wiederaufführung

récapitulatif

kurze Wiederholung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɹiːkəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

Etymology

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”).