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Recapitulate vs Synopsis - What's the difference?

recapitulate | synopsis |

As a verb recapitulate

is to summarize or repeat in concise form.

As a noun synopsis is

synopsis.

recapitulate

English

Verb

(recapitulat)
  • to summarize or repeat in concise form
  • The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.
  • to repeat the evolutionary stages of an organism during its embryonic development
  • ''Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny.

    Synonyms

    * (to summarize or repeat in concise form) recap, sum up

    synopsis

    Noun

    (synopses)
  • A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
  • (Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.
  • Synonyms

    * (brief summary): abridgment, abstract, conspectus, outline, overview, summary

    See also

    * bird's-eye view