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单词 recapitulation
释义

recapitulation

noun

re·​ca·​pit·​u·​la·​tion ˌrē-kə-ˌpi-chə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce recapitulation (audio)
1
: a concise summary
2
: the hypothetical occurrence in an individual organism's development of successive stages resembling the series of ancestral types from which it has descended so that the ontogeny of the individual retraces the phylogeny of its group
3
: the third section of a sonata form

Synonyms

  • abstract
  • breviary
  • brief
  • capsule
  • conspectus
  • digest
  • encapsulation
  • epitome
  • inventory
  • outline
  • précis
  • recap
  • résumé
  • resume
  • resumé
  • roundup
  • run-through
  • rundown
  • sum
  • sum-up
  • summa
  • summarization
  • summary
  • summing-up
  • synopsis
  • wrap-up
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Example Sentences

will begin his presentation with a recapitulation of the research done on the disease up to this point
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

recapitulation

noun

re·​ca·​pit·​u·​la·​tion ˌrē-kə-ˌpich-ə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce recapitulation (audio)
: the supposed repetition in the development of the individual of its phylogenetic history see recapitulation theory

recapitulation

noun

as in summary
a short statement of the main points will begin his presentation with a recapitulation of the research done on the disease up to this point

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • summary
  • outline
  • summarization
  • recap
  • précis
  • brief
  • conspectus
  • summing-up
  • synopsis
  • resume
  • rundown
  • summa
  • encapsulation
  • abstract
  • roundup
  • inventory
  • digest
  • sum-up
  • résumé
  • sum
  • wrap-up
  • breviary
  • compendium
  • run-through
  • compend
  • reprise
  • capsule
  • epitome
  • rehash
  • abridgment
  • resumé
  • epilogue
  • simplification
  • condensation
  • streamlining
  • shortening
  • curtailment
  • conclusion
  • abbreviation
  • abridgement
  • epilog

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • expansion
  • enlargement
  • amplification
  • addendum
  • supplement
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