Definition of RECAPITULATION

recapitulation

Meanings

Plural: recapitulations

Noun

  • 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
  • (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)
  • A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.
  • The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.
  • The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.
  • The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.

Origin / 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”).

Antonyms

cenogenesis

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