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recapitulate

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12 lettersPronunciation /ɹiːkəˈpɪtʃʊleɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aaceeilprttuStarts with REnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. summarize briefly

Word origin

From Late Latin recapitulātus, past participle of recapitulāre (“to go over the main points of a thing again”), from re- (“again”) + capitulum (“head, main part, chapter”), from caput (“head”) + -ulum (diminutive suffix); see capitulate. By surface analysis, re- + capitulate.

Used in a sentence

  • The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.
  • We still have five minutes left, so let's recapitulate the lecture.
  • Similarly this concept of unity provided a powerful impetus for embryological studies and the idea that fetal development recapitulates the steps of phylogenetic development.

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