RECAPITULATION Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word recapitulation. (close relations)
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| recap | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads • a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion verb • summarize briefly | ||||||
| review | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a new appraisal or evaluation • an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) • a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment • (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data • a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians • a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art • a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion • (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court) • practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory • a formal or official examination verb • look at again; examine again • appraise critically • hold a review (of troops) • refresh one's memory • look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember | ||||||
| summary | nounn | |||||
noun • a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form adjective satellite • performed speedily and without formality • briefly giving the gist of something | ||||||
| abridgment | nounn | |||||
noun • a shortened version of a written work | ||||||
| abstract | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment noun • a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance • a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory adjective satellite • not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature • dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention verb • consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically • make off with belongings of others • consider apart from a particular case or instance • give an abstract (of) | ||||||
| digest | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a periodical that summarizes the news • something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) verb • convert food into absorbable substances • arrange and integrate in the mind • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • become assimilated into the body • systematize, as by classifying and summarizing • soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture • make more concise • soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture | ||||||
| epitome | nounn | |||||
noun • a standard or typical example • a brief abstract (as of an article or book) | ||||||
| outline | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the line that appears to bound an object • a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory • a schematic or preliminary plan verb • describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of • draw up an outline or sketch for something • trace the shape of | ||||||
| reiteration | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof) | ||||||
| repetition | nounn | |||||
noun • an event that repeats • the act of doing or performing again • the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device | ||||||
| restatement | nounn | |||||
noun • a revised statement | ||||||
| rundown | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) | ||||||
| synopsis | nounn | |||||
noun • a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory | ||||||
| palingenesis | nounn | |||||
noun • emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species | ||||||
