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recapitulatory, a.|riːkəˈpɪtjʊlətərɪ|
[f. as prec. + -ory.]
Of the nature of, characterized by, recapitulation.
1669Barrow Expos. Decalogue Wks. 1716 I. 516 This law is comprehensive and recapitulatory (as it were) of the rest concerning our neighbour. 1685R. Lucas Happiness (1692) I. 66 marg., A recapitulatory conclusion. 1781Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry xxxviii. III. 358 Illustrating it by recapitulatory moral reflections. 1829Bentham Justice & Cod. Petit. 180 A fresh hearing, termed a recapitulatory hearing, or say a new trial. 1881Fitch Lect. Teaching 153 A most effective form of recapitulatory lesson.
b. Biol. = recapitulative.
1890Nature 11 Sept. 468/1 Sudden changes of this kind..cannot possibly be recapitulatory. |