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recapitulation

Syllabification: (re·ca·pit·u·la·tion)
Definition of recapitulation

noun

  • an act or instance of summarizing and restating the main points of something:his recapitulation of the argument
  • Biology the repetition of an evolutionary or other process during development or growth.
  • Music a part of a movement (especially one in sonata form) in which themes from the exposition are restated.

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