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recapitulative

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/
    • /ˌriːk.ə.ˈpɪ.tjʊ.lə.tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-kuh-pich-uh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ˌri kəˌpɪtʃ əˈleɪ ʃən/

Definitions of recapitulative word

  • noun recapitulative the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated. 1
  • noun recapitulative a brief review or summary, as of a speech. 1
  • noun recapitulative 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 recapitulative Music. the modified restatement of the exposition following the development section in a sonata-form movement. 1
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Origin of recapitulative

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 Recapitulative

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

recapitulative 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

recapitulative usage trend in Literature

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