Re`ca*pit`u*la"tion (?), n. [LL. recapitulatio: cf. F. recapitulation.]

The act of recapitulating; a summary, or concise statement or enumeration, of the principal points, facts, or statements, in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay.

 

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