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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
re·ca·pit·u·la·tion       [ree-kuh-pich-uh-ley-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated.
2.a brief review or summary, as of a speech.
3.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.
4.Music. the modified restatement of the exposition following the development section in a sonata-form movement.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME recapitulacioun < LL recapitulātiōn- (s. of recapitulātiō), equiv. to recapitulāt(us) (see recapitulate) + -iōn- -ion]

re·ca·pit·u·la·tive, re·ca·pit·u·la·to·ry       [ree-kuh-pich-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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bi·o·gen·e·sis       (bī'ō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The principle that living organisms develop only from other living organisms and not from nonliving matter.
  2. Generation of living organisms from other living organisms.
  3. See biosynthesis.
  4. The supposed recurrence of the evolutionary stages of a species during the embryonic development and differentiation of a member of that species. Also called recapitulation.

bi'o·ge·net'ic (-jə-nět'ĭk), bi'o·ge·net'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., bi'o·ge·net'i·cal·ly adv.
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re·ca·pit·u·la·tion       (rē'kə-pĭch'ə-lā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act or process of recapitulating.
  2. A summary or concise review.
  3. See biogenesis.
  4. Music Restatement or reworking of the exposition in the tonic, constituting the third and final section of the typical sonata form.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
recapitulation 
1388, "a summarizing," from O.Fr. recapitulacion (13c.), from L.L. recapitulationem (nom. recapitulatio), from recapitulatus, pp. of recapitulare "go over the main points of a thing again," lit. "restate by heads or chapters," from re- "again" + capitulum "main part" (see chapter).

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recapitulation

noun
1. emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species [syn: palingenesis] [ant: caenogenesis
2. (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated 
3. a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion 
4. (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement) 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Recapitulation

Re`ca*pit`u*la"tion\, n. [LL. recapitulatio: cf. F. recapitulation.] The act of recapitulating; a summary, or concise statement or enumeration, of the principal points, facts, or statements, in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay.

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