word | recapitulate |
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definition | To repeat or summarize the most important points or stages. |
eg_sentence | At the end of his talk, the president carefully recapitulated the main points in order. |
explanation | Capitulation originally meant the organizing of material under headings. So recapitulation usually involves the gathering of the main ideas in a brief summary. But a recapitulation may be a complete restatement as well. In many pieces of classical music, the recapitulation, or recap, is the long final section of a movement, where the earlier music is restated in the main key |
IPA | ˌrikəˈpɪʧəˌleɪt |
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