Associations to the word «Recapitulate»

Wiktionary

RECAPITULATE, verb. To summarize or repeat in concise form.
RECAPITULATE, verb. (biology) (of an organism) During an individual's development, to pass through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development.

Dictionary definition

RECAPITULATE, verb. Summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas".
RECAPITULATE, verb. Repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life.
RECAPITULATE, verb. Repeat an earlier theme of a composition.

Wise words

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Mark Twain