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| re·ca·pit·u·la·tion [ rkə pichə láysh'n ] (plural re·ca·pit·u·la·tions) |
noun |
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1.
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formal
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Same as recap1
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2. biology repetition of evolutionary stages: the theoretical process of going through successive stages during the embryonic period of an animal's life that duplicate the evolutionary stages the species experienced
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3. music repetition of themes: the repetition of earlier themes in a piece of music, especially in sonata form at the end of a movement
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< late Latin recapitulation-< Latin recapitulat- (see recapitulate)] |
