recapitulação — meaning in English

English meaning

• recapitulation noun A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.

Senses

recapitulação is used for these senses in English:

• recapitulation (theology) The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.

recapitulation — full definition

1. noun A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.
2. noun The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.
3. noun The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.
4. noun The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.