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recapitulation

[ree-kuh-pich-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌri kəˌpɪtʃ əˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
summary that repeats
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Will then lurches into a tut-tutting recapitulation of the French army chief of staff’s public statement that his nation’s people must accept the risk of losing their children to protect France from an unnamed aggressor.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

And the judge said the appeal bid did not add to the claim but was a "recapitulation of the case" that had previously been brought.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

Taking a page from the vacation school example, we should imagine it as a respite from the academic year rather than simply a recapitulation or extension of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Sometimes the development section is only a few notes, but then there’s a clear indication of the recapitulation in each movement.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022

That list could well have served as a recapitulation of twenty years of war.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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