Recapitulation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
Framework senses
- §1
- (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)
- §2
- a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
- §3
- (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated
- §4
- emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species