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Recapitulation

The act of recapitulating; a summary, or concise statement or enumeration, of the principal points, facts, or statements, in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay.

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Capitulation 76% connected

A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.

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Composing 76% connected

of Compose

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Composition 76% connected

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

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Development 76% connected

The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an ima…

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Growing 76% connected

of Grow

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Growth 76% connected

The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity;…

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Maturation 76% connected

The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.

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Ontogenesis 76% connected

Alt. of Ontogeny

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Ontogeny 76% connected

The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in…

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Section 76% connected

The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies.

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Subdivision 76% connected

The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts.

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Epanodos 76% connected

A figure of speech in which the parts of a sentence or clause are repeated in inverse order

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Recapitulate 74% connected

To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to relate i…

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Recapitulate 74% connected

To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to relate i…

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Reprise 74% connected

A taking by way of retaliation.

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Reprise 74% connected

A taking by way of retaliation.

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Palingenesis 92% connected

Alt. of Palingenesy

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Review 92% connected

To view or see again; to look back on.

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