Meaning of SUMMARY
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- [n] a briefstatement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
- [adj] briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
- [adj] performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice"
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| | Synonyms: | | compact, compendious, concise, drumhead, succinct, unofficial |
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| | See Also: | | abridgement, abridgment, abstract, argument, capitulation, capsule, compendium, condensation, conspectus, curriculum vitae, CV, line score, literary argument, outline, overview, precis, resume, roundup, rundown, sketch, statement, summation, summing up, survey, synopsis | |
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\Sum"ma*ry\, a. [Cf. F. sommaire. See {Sum}.]
1. Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow
compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise;
compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.
2. Hence, rapidly performed; quickly executed; as, a summary
process; to take summary vengeance.
Syn: Short; brief; concise; compendious; succinct.
\Sum"ma*ry\, n.; pl. {Summaries}. [F. sommaire, or L.
summarium. See {Summary}, a.]
A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an
abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or
substance of a fuller account.
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