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Synonyms
re·ca·pit·u·la·tion (rḗkə-pĭch́ə-lā́shən)

noun 

  1. The act or process of recapitulating.
  2. A summary or concise review.
  3. See biogenesis
  4. Music Restatement or reworking of the exposition in the tonic, constituting the third and final section of the typical sonata form.
bi·o·gen·e·sis (bī́ō-jĕńĭ-sĭs),
also bi·og·e·ny (bī-ŏj́ə-nē)

noun 

  1. The principle that living organisms develop only from other living organisms and not from nonliving matter.
  2. Generation of living organisms from other living organisms.
  3. See biosynthesis
  4. The supposed recurrence of the evolutionary stages of a species during the embryonic development and differentiation of a member of that species. Also called recapitulation

derivatives

bío·ge·net́ic
adjective
bío·ge·net́i·cal·ly
adverb