recapitulation :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (3)

n. emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species

review, recap

n. a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

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Fuzzynyms (12)

repetition

n. the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device

article

n. nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

item, point

n. a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"

periodical

n. a publication that appears at fixed intervals

journal, diary

n. a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

examination, test, exam

n. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

review, brushup

n. practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

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Antonyms (2)

cenogenesis, caenogenesis

n. introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution)

recapitulation

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