ca|pit|u|la|tion

ca|pit|u|la|tion
ca|pit|u|la|tion «kuh PIHCH uh LAY shuhn», noun.
1. a surrender on certain terms or conditions.
2. an agreement or condition.
3. a statement of the main facts of a subject; summary.
4. a) any one of various treaties in which Turkish sultans formerly granted special privileges to citizens of foreign governments, as extraterritorial rights. b) any one of various similar treaties.

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  • re|ca|pit|u|la|tion — «REE kuh PIHCH uh LAY shuhn», noun. 1. a brief statement of the main points; summary: »One gets the notion that his book is in a sense an unconscious recapitulation of the process of growth (New Yorker). 2. Biology. the repetition in the… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • pit — ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; brevi·ci·pit·i·dae; ca·pit·u·lant; ca·pit·u·la·tion; ca·pit·u·la·tor; ca·pit·u·la·to·ry; ca·pit·u·li·form; ca·pit·u·lum; cess·pit; crap·pit; dis·pit·e·ous; for·pit; grip·pit; im·pit·e·ous; in·ci·pit; ka·lum·pit; or·pit;… …   English syllables

  • ex|ca|va|tion — «EHKS kuh VAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of digging out or up; digging; an excavating: »The excavation for the basement of our new house took three days. [Crete] whose magnificent prehistory was brought to light only 50 years ago by the… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… …   English syllables

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