recapitulative

The professor writes a recapitulative summary on the board.

Definition

Adjective: Serving to summarize or restate the main points of something; providing a concise repetition of essential information.

Usage Examples

• (It summarizes the main ideas.)
• (It restated points already presented.)

Advanced Usage

• "recapitulative summary": a summary that repeats the key points of a longer text or discussion.
  • The professor gave a recapitulative summary of the lecture at the end. (A concise restatement of the main points.)
• "recapitulative function": the role of repeating or summarizing information in a process or narrative.
  • The appendix serves a recapitulative function, listing the main findings. (It repeats the key results.)

Variants and Related Words

• Recapitulate (verb): to summarize or repeat the main points.
  • Let me recapitulate the key arguments before we conclude. (To restate briefly.)
• Recapitulation (noun): the act or process of summarizing; a summary.
  • The recapitulation of the report helped clarify the findings. (The summary of the report.)
• Recapitulatory (adjective): having the quality of summarizing.
  • The recapitulatory notes at the end of the chapter were helpful. (Summarizing notes.)

Synonyms

• Summarizing: providing a brief restatement of main points.
• Synoptic: presenting a concise overview or summary.
• Condensed: reduced in length while retaining essential content.

Related Idioms

• None common for "recapitulative" as it is a formal, academic term. However, the verb "recapitulate" is often used in the phrase "to recapitulate the main points," meaning to repeat the key ideas.