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View definitions for recapitulation

recapitulation

noun as in summary that repeats

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The events which succeeded this fortunate capture are too well known to require more than a very brief recapitulation.

Who has patience for the recapitulation of a string of names, when a group of faces may be placed simultaneously before him?

Mr. Hume entered at considerable length into a recapitulation of the past and present grievances of the Canadians.

Little comment is needed on this final section; there is a recapitulation of the sins of Aholah and Aholibah.

This theory of race recapitulation as applied to the succeeding stages of boyhood may be somewhat more poetic than scientific.

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On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to recapitulation, such as: peroration, summary, and reprise.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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