n.
1.emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
2.a section of a musical composition or movement in which themes introduced earlier are repeated
3.a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
Idiom of the Day
force (something) down (someone's) throat
to force someone to do or agree to something that he or she does not want
I wish that my friend would not force her ideas down my throat.
