recapitulation
nounEtymology
From Anglo-Norman recapitulaciun et al., Middle French recapitulacion et al., or their source, from Late Latin recapitulatio (“summing up, summary”), from the participle stem of recapitulare (“recapitulate”), from re- + capitulum (“chapter, section”), diminutive of caput (“head”).
- derived from recapitulatio
- derived from recapitulacion
- derived from recapitulaciun
Definitions
A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article,…
A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.
- The dolorous effects of the second world war on train services, and its protracted legacies of over-age equipment and shortages of material for replacement, are too fresh in memory to require recapitulation here; […].
The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing…
The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.
The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.
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The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament
The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.
- one would expect God's final purpose to be expressed in his created world, since the doctrine of recapitulation showed that this is where his plans had worked out before.
The neighborhood
- neighborrecapitulate
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at recapitulation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at recapitulation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at recapitulation
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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