Explore Recapitulates through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Recapitulates meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of recapitulate
Using Recapitulates
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of recapitulate
- In the example corpus, recapitulates often appears in combinations such as: ontogeny recapitulates, recapitulates phylogeny, recapitulates the.
Context around Recapitulates
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Recapitulates
- In this selection, "recapitulates" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ontogeny, spirit, visions, phylogeny and faculty stand out and add context to how "recapitulates" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny and as ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny i. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "recapitulates" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with recapitulates
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This chapter is remarkable for Joyce's wordplay, which, among other things, recapitulates the entire history of the English language. (20 words)
The hypothesis that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny has been applied and extended in a number of areas, including cognition and mental activities. (21 words)
This mouse strain recapitulates many of the features of the human disease and promises to provide insights into the pathogenesis of the disease. (23 words)
It was often expressed as " ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny", i.e. the development of a single organism during its lifetime, from germ to adult, successively mirrors the adult stages of successive ancestors of the species to which it belongs. (38 words)
His body is carried away in a solemn funeral procession (Siegfried's funeral march) that forms the interlude as the scene is changed and recapitulates many of the themes associated with Siegfried and the Wälsungs. (35 words)
Generally, if a structure pre-dates another structure in evolutionary terms, then it often appears earlier than the second in an embryo; this general observation is sometimes summarized by the phrase " ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny ". (34 words)
Example sentences (10)
It recapitulates faculty members’ prior statements about the magnitude of the climate-change crisis, the urgency of acting, and the ethical arguments about divestment.
After the death of the physical body, the human spirit recapitulates the past life, perceiving its events as they were experienced by the objects of its actions.
Finally, the third part (thirteen visions) recapitulates the history of salvation told in the first two parts, symbolized as a building adorned with various allegorical figures and virtues.
Generally, if a structure pre-dates another structure in evolutionary terms, then it often appears earlier than the second in an embryo; this general observation is sometimes summarized by the phrase " ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny ".
His body is carried away in a solemn funeral procession (Siegfried's funeral march) that forms the interlude as the scene is changed and recapitulates many of the themes associated with Siegfried and the Wälsungs.
It was often expressed as " ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny", i.e. the development of a single organism during its lifetime, from germ to adult, successively mirrors the adult stages of successive ancestors of the species to which it belongs.
Pp. 136–142 Since early in the twentieth century, Haeckel's "biogenetic law" has been refuted on many fronts. citation Haeckel formulated his theory as "Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny".
The hypothesis that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny has been applied and extended in a number of areas, including cognition and mental activities.
This chapter is remarkable for Joyce's wordplay, which, among other things, recapitulates the entire history of the English language.
This mouse strain recapitulates many of the features of the human disease and promises to provide insights into the pathogenesis of the disease.
Common combinations with recapitulates
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: