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Dictionary

re•ca•pit•u•late

Pronunciation: (rē"ku-pich'u-lāt"), [key]
—v., -lated, -lat•ing.

—v.t.
1. to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.
2. Biol.(of an organism) to repeat (ancestral evolutionary stages) in its development.
3. Music.to restate (the exposition) in a sonata-form movement.

—v.i.
to sum up statements or matters.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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