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  • He knew how to say the same things at length, and to repeat them briefly, which is called Recapitulation, and is used by orators whenever it is necessary to recall briefly the numerous things which have been said.

    Essays and Miscellanies 2004

  • The third, or "Recapitulation" section, is drawn from the "Occupation" section, and shows the number of men, women, young persons, and children for whom wages are given; whether these are paid by the day, or by piece; and whether the wage returns show the actual amounts paid to a definite number of _employes_, or an average wage for a definite or an indefinite number of _employes_.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885 Various

  • The term "Recapitulation" is more comprehensive than "recurrence" (in the sense in which we have thus far employed the latter word), as it always refers to the reproduction of a _collection_ of themes, and, chiefly on this account, is subject to certain specific conditions of technical treatment.

    Lessons in Music Form A Manual of Analysis of All the Structural Factors and Designs Employed in Musical Composition Percy Goetschius 1898

  • Applicants for admission to this industry must pass a thorough three days 'examination before the Board of Education "in Science and Health, chapter on' Recapitulation '; the Platform of Christian Science; page 403 of Christian Science Practice, from line second to the second paragraph of page 405; and page 488, second and third paragraphs. "

    Christian Science Mark Twain 1872

  • The teachers of the Primary class shall instruct their pupils from the said chapter on "Recapitulation" only.

    Manual of the Mother Church The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts Mary Baker Eddy 1865

  • After everybody is introduced, we get a dozen or so pages about the actual formation and direction of the organization, and then the toboggan begins heading downhill: Recapitulation of the post-Academy lives of the founders, padded out with clich é s "Chaplin, Fairbanks and Pickford were no less than Hollywood royalty" and lots of extraneous detail.

    It's Their Party Scott Eyman 2011

  • Recapitulation nevertheless provides helpful insight into evolutionary relationships and ancestry.

    Haeckel had a point - The Panda's Thumb 2010

  • Ch XIV ‘Recapitulation and Conclusion.’ pp463-465.

    Casey Luskin: Fish in a Barrel - The Panda's Thumb 2010

  • When I found out Embryonic Recapitulation theory was wrong, I was stunned; after all, it makes perfect sense.

    ideonexus.com » 2007 » January 2007

  • Embryonic Recapitulation Friday, January 19th, 2007

    ideonexus.com » 2007 » January 2007

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