recapitulation

Noun
  1. Emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species (synset 113552855)
    is a type of: development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
    same as: palingenesis
  2. (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated (synset 107052984)
    referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
    is a type of: section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
  3. A summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion (synset 106481048)
    is a type of: capitulation - a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
    subtypes: epanodos - recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order)
    same as: recap, review
  4. (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement) (synset 100942033)
    referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
    is a type of: composing, composition - musical creation

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