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recap
OXFORD DICTIONARY
recap, v. & n. colloq.
--v.tr. & intr. (recapped, recapping) recapitulate.
--n. recapitulation.
--v.tr. & intr. (recapped, recapping) recapitulate.
--n. recapitulation.
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recap
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