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re·ca·pitu·la·tion (-pic̸h′ə lā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of recapitulating
  2. a summary, or brief restatement
  3. palingenesis (sense )
  4. Music the section of a composition which restates themes presented earlier; esp., the final division of the sonata form

Etymology: ME recapitalacion < MFr or LL: MFr recapitulation < LL recapitulatio

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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