ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshən noun
Etymology: Middle English recapitulacion, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French recapitulation, from Late Latin recapitulation-, recapitulatio, from recapitulatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : the act of recapitulating : a summing up
the third and very important contribution to a successful daytime serial is the announcer's recapitulation of what went on yesterday — Goodman Ace
b. : the process by which according to Irenaeus the Logos passed through all phases of human experience thus reversing the evil caused by sin and winning complete salvation for man
2. : the supposed repetition in the development of the individual of its phylogenetic history — see recapitulation theory
3. : the third section of a musical movement in sonata form consisting of a usually modified repetition of the exposition and typically followed by a coda