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recapitulation

Definition of recapitulation

noun

  • an act or instance of summarizing and restating the main points of something:his recapitulation of the argument
  • [mass noun] 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.

recapitulation in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of recapitulation in the US English dictionary
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