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A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
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recapitulation
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Recapitulation \Re`ca*pit`u*la"tion\ (r[=e]`k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), 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 ...
Wikipedia
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In music theory , the recapitulation is one of the sections of a movement written in sonata form . The recapitulation occurs after the movement's development section, and typically presents once more the musical themes from the movement's exposition . This ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "a summarizing," from Old French recapitulacion (13c.), from Late Latin recapitulationem (nominative recapitulatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of recapitulare "go over the main points of a thing again," literally "restate by heads ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species [syn: palingenesis ] [ant: cenogenesis ] a section of a musical composition or movement in which themes ...
Wiktionary
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n. 1 A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book. 2 (context music English) The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared ...
Usage examples of recapitulation.
Juan taught me that the recapitulation is coupled with a natural, rhythmical breathing.
I started again to recapitulate, it was a great surprise to me that my dreaming practices were automatically suspended the moment my recapitulation began.
There are two basic rounds to the recapitulation, the first is called formality and rigidity, and the second fluidity.
He has regarded my withdrawal only as a necessary period of recapitulation, another step of learning, which may last indefinitely.
Don Juan set up the second special state of ordinary reality also as a test, as a sort of recapitulation of his teachings.
The detailed account that don Juan made me render as the aftermath of each state of non-ordinary reality was a recapitulation of the experience.
Nonetheless, he still placed the bulk of speculation on that area of my recapitulation in order to emphasize the negative value of my perception.
From the units drawn from my recapitulation don Juan also introduced some of the component concepts of man of knowledge.
From my recapitulation of the experience, he selected the units to direct the progression towards specific single forms and specific total results.
From my recapitulation of the experience, don Juan emphasized the following: For the progression towards the specific he gave positive emphasis to my account that I had seen Mescalito as an anthropomorphic composite.
Some areas of my recapitulation which dealt with the perception of superfluous composites were not emphasized at all, because they were not useful for setting the direction of the intrinsic order.
Movement was the area of my recapitulation on which he placed an interplay of positive and negative emphasis.
Pierce began with warm-up questions, then questions of recapitulation, then moved again to the front doors of Misericorde Hospital.
Chapter XIV Recapitulation and Conclusion Recapitulation of the difficulties on the theory of Natural Selection -- Recapitulation of the general and special circumstances in its favour -- Causes of the general belief in the immutability of species -- How far the theory of natural selection may be extended -- Effects of its adoption on the study of Natural history -- Concluding remarks.
In the last chapter I shall give a brief recapitulation of the whole work, and a few concluding remarks.