Head Recapitulate Ree Kuh Pich Uh Leyt Verb Tr Summarize Repeat Latin

To summarize or to repeat.

[From Latin recapitulare (to sum up), re- (again) + capitulare (to draw up under headings), from capitulum (little head, chapter), from caput (head). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kaput- (head), also the origin of head, captain, chef, chapter, cadet, cattle, chattel, achieve, biceps, mischief, and occiput. Earliest documented use: 1551.]

"The discovery of the Higgs particle is an astonishing triumph of mathematics' power to reveal the workings of the universe. It's a story that's been recapitulated in physics numerous times, but each new example thrills just the same." - Brian Greene; Mind Over Matter; Smithsonian (Washington, DC); Jul/Aug 2013.