noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌɹiːkəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
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US:re·kə·pĭ·chə·lāʹshən
US:/ɹiː.kəˌpɪ.t͡ʃəˈleɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: summary
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
(music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: composing, composition
6
noun
Meaning 6
a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: recap, review
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: capitulation
Narrower terms: epanodos
7
noun
Meaning 7
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: section, subdivision
8
noun
Meaning 8
emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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”).
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
резюме
(rezjume)
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Catalan:
recapitulació
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Chinese Mandarin:
概括
(gàikuò)
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Czech:
rekapitulace
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Dutch:
recapitulatie
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Finnish:
yhteenveto
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
French:
récapitulation
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
German:
Rekapitulation
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Greek:
ανακεφαλαίωση
(anakefalaíosi)
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Indonesian:
ikhtisar
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Indonesian:
rekapitulasi
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Indonesian:
ringkasan
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Irish:
achoimriú
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Italian:
ricapitolazione
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Japanese:
要約
(yōyaku)
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Korean:
개요
(gaeyo)
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Latin:
recapitulatio
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Polish:
streszczenie
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Portuguese:
recapitulação
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Russian:
суммирование
(summirovanije)
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Scottish Gaelic:
ath-innse
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Spanish:
recapitulación
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Swedish:
rekapitulering
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Swedish:
sammanfattning
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Swedish:
rekapitulation
— subsequent enumeration of the major points
Chinese Mandarin:
再現部 /再现部
— music: third major part of a movement in sonata form
Finnish:
kertausjakso
— music: third major part of a movement in sonata form
French:
réexposition
— music: third major part of a movement in sonata form
German:
Reprise
— music: third major part of a movement in sonata form
Spanish:
reexposición
— music: third major part of a movement in sonata form