recapitulation
See also: re-capitulation and récapitulation
English
Alternative forms
- re-capitulation (dated)
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɹiːkəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
- (US) enPR: re·kə·pĭ·chə·lāʹshən, IPA(key): /ɹiː.kəˌpɪ.t͡ʃəˈleɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
Noun
recapitulation (countable and uncountable, plural recapitulations)
- A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.
- Synonym: summary
- (music) The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.
- (biology) The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.
- (theology) The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 144:
- 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.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 144:
Derived terms
- recap
Related terms
- recapitulate
Translations
subsequent enumeration of the major points
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music: third major part of a movement in sonata form
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biology: the reenactment of the embryonic development
Further reading
- recapitulation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia