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Rarerecapitulation
The correct spelling is recapitulation.
How to pronounce recapitulation
noun
IPA: /ˌɹiːkəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
Say it like: Rec-api-tul-ash-on
The correct spelling is recapitulation. A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.
- 2.The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.
- 3.The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.
- 4.The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.
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