Added 9 October 2026
recapitulation
/ˌɹiːkəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ noun
In Latin: recapitulatio Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about recapitulation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species.
- (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated.
- A summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
Origin
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”).
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