recapitulation vs subdivision

subdivision vs recapitulation

recapitulation and subdivision both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recapitulation	Yes	No	No	No
subdivision	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, subdivision is a hypernym of recapitulation; that is, subdivision is a word with a broader meaning than recapitulation:

recapitulation: (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated
subdivision: a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

Other hypernyms of recapitulation include section.

recapitulation (noun)	subdivision (noun)
(music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)	the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided
a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion	a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated	a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species	a division of some larger or more complex organization
	an area composed of subdivided lots

Difference between recapitulation and subdivision

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