recapitulation

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

noun

the act of recapitulating
a summary, or brief restatement
palingenesis (sense )
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

re′·ca·pit′u·la′·tive adjective or re′·ca·pit′u·la·to′ry-lə tôr′ē

Preposition: of

theme: New options for autoimmune disease So far, the story of immune therapy has been a recapitulation of themes from the last century.
work: Chronological recapitulation of the whole work: also concerning the author himself.
opening: A relentless energy pushes the music along, until a recapitulation of the opening leads to the breath-taking close.
everything: Jesus Christ is the recapitulation of everything ( cf.
event: The acquired experience and observations indicate that several aspects of successful repair protocols involve the engineered recapitulation of certain embryonic events.

Converse of object

give: In the last chapter I shall give a brief recapitulation of the whole work, and a few concluding remarks.

Adjective modifier

brief: In the last chapter I shall give a brief recapitulation of the whole work, and a few concluding remarks.
historical: They are rational formulations, they are historical recapitulations.

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