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recapitulation

re·ca·pit·u·la·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ree-kuh-pich-uh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ˌri kəˌpɪtʃ əˈleɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌriː.kəˌpɪt.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-kuh-pich-uh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ˌri kəˌpɪtʃ əˈleɪ ʃən/

Definitions of recapitulation word

  • noun recapitulation the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated. 1
  • noun recapitulation a brief review or summary, as of a speech. 1
  • noun recapitulation Biology. the theory that the stages an organism passes through during its embryonic development repeat the evolutionary stages of structural change in its ancestral lineage. 1
  • noun recapitulation Music. the modified restatement of the exposition following the development section in a sonata-form movement. 1
  • noun recapitulation summary 1
  • noun recapitulation the act of recapitulating, esp summing up, as at the end of a speech 0
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Origin of recapitulation

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English recapitulacioun < Late Latin recapitulātiōn- (stem of recapitulātiō), equivalent to recapitulāt(us) (see recapitulate) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Recapitulation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Recapitulation

recapitulation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for recapitulation

noun recapitulation

  • alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
  • apercu — outline
  • apercus — a hasty glance; a glimpse.
  • bio — a biography, often a very brief one
  • bios — Basic Input Output System: the built-in software which controls the primary functions of a PC
All 21 Synonyms of recapitulation

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  • epanodos

    a return to main theme after a digression

  • palilogy

    the technique of repeating a word or phrase for emphasis.

  • recap

    to recondition (a worn automobile tire) by cementing on a strip of prepared rubber and vulcanizing by subjecting to heat and pressure in a mold.

  • sonata form

    a musical form comprising an exposition, in which the main theme or themes are stated, a development section, a recapitulation of the material in the exposition, and, usually, a coda.

  • summary

    a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statements.

  • summation

    the act or process of summing.
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