recapitulation (n.)

  1. emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species

    [ Syn: palingenesis ]

  2. (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated

  3. a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

    [ Syn: recap , review ]

  4. (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)

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