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recap vs recapitulation

recapitulation vs recap

recap and recapitulation both are nouns.

recap is a verb but recapitulation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recap Yes No Yes No
recapitulation Yes No No No
As nouns, recap and recapitulation are synonyms defined as:
  • recap and recapitulation: a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
Other synonyms of recap include review.
recap (noun) recapitulation (noun)
a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)
a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated
emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
recap (verb) recapitulation (verb)
summarize briefly
Difference between recap and recapitulation

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