Princeton's WordNet

1. palingenesis, recapitulation(noun)

   emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species

2. recapitulation(noun)

   (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated

3. recapitulation, recap, review(noun)

   a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

4. recapitulation(noun)

   (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)

Wiktionary

1. recapitulation(Noun)

   A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.

2. recapitulation(Noun)

   The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.

3. recapitulation(Noun)

   The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.

4. recapitulation(Noun)

   The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.

Origin: From recapitulaciun et al., recapitulacion et al., or their source, from recapitulatio, from the participle stem of recapitulare, from re- + capitulum, diminutive of caput.

Webster Dictionary

1. Recapitulation(noun)

   the act of recapitulating; a summary, or concise statement or enumeration, of the principal points, facts, or statements, in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay

• recapitulaçãoPortuguese (BR)
• kertausFinnish
• rekapitulasiIndonesian
• 반복Korean
• خلاصهPersian
• لنډيز، خلاصهPashto
• การกล่าวซ้ำThai
• 要點重述Chinese (Trad.)
• 摘要重述?????Chinese (Simp.)