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summary
a brief account of the main points of something; outline, précis, synopsis: Please provide a summary of the book.
Not to be confused with:
summery – like summer: a bright summery day
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sum·ma·ry
(sŭm′ə-rē)n. pl. sum·ma·ries
1. A brief statement mentioning the main points of something: a summary of our findings.
2. Prose that provides information in a condensed format, as by mentioning only the most significant details of a narrative: The novelist did not like writing dialogue and preferred to write stories in summary.
adj.
1. Presenting the substance in a condensed form; concise: a summary review.
2. Performed speedily and without ceremony: summary justice; a summary rejection.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin summārius, of or concerning the sum, from Latin summa, sum; see sum.]
sum·mar′i·ly (sə-mĕr′ə-lē) adv.
sum′ma·ri·ness n.
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summary
(ˈsʌmərɪ)n, pl -maries
a brief account giving the main points of something
adj (usually prenominal)
1. performed arbitrarily and quickly, without formality: a summary execution.
2. (Law) (of legal proceedings) short and free from the complexities and delays of a full trial
3. (Law) summary jurisdiction the right a court has to adjudicate immediately upon some matter arising during its proceedings
4. giving the gist or essence
[C15: from Latin summārium, from summa sum1]
ˈsummarily adv
ˈsummariness n
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sum•ma•ry
(ˈsʌm ə ri)n., pl. -ries,
adj. n.
1. a comprehensive and usu. brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of things previously stated.
adj. 2. brief and comprehensive; concise.
3. direct and prompt; unceremoniously fast: treated with summary dispatch.
4. (of legal proceedings, jurisdiction, etc.) conducted without, or exempt from, the various steps and delays of a formal trial.
syn: summary, brief, digest, synopsis are terms for a short version of a longer work. A summary is a brief statement or restatement of main points, esp. as a conclusion to a work: a summary of a chapter. A brief is a concise statement, usu. of the main points of a legal case: The attorney filed a brief. A digest is a condensed and systematically arranged collection of literary, legal, or scientific matter: a digest of Roman law. A synopsis is a condensed statement giving a general overview of a subject or a brief summary of a plot: a synopsis of a play.
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| Noun | 1. | summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" literary argument, argument - a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem" capitulation - a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic compendium - a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work conspectus - an overall summary line score - a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form) overview - a general summary of a subject; "the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences" roundup - a summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup" statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| Adj. | 1. | summary - performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice" unofficial - not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity" |
| 2. | summary - 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" concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation" |
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summary
noun
1. synopsis, résumé, précis, recapitulation, review, outline, extract, essence, abstract, summing-up, digest, epitome, rundown, compendium, abridgment Here's a summary of the day's news.
adjective
1. hasty, cursory, perfunctory, arbitrary The four men were killed after a summary trial.
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summary
adjectivenoun
A condensation of the essential or main points of something:
Informal: recap.
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Translations
خُلاصَةخُلاصَه، تَلْخيص
shrnutísouhrnstručný obsah
resumésammenfatningresume
yhteenvetolyhennelmätiivistelmä
sažetak
összefoglalás
samantekt
要約
요약
kopsavilkumspārskats
stručný obsah
povzetek
sažetak
sammanfattning
ใจความสรุป
tóm tắt
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
summary
[ˈsʌməri]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
summary
n → Zusammenfassung f; (Sci also) → Abriss m; here is a summary of the main points of the news → hier ein Überblick m → über die wichtigsten Meldungen; he gave us a short summary of the film → er gab uns eine kurze Inhaltsangabe des Films; summary of contents → Inhaltsangabe f
adj
(= fast, without ceremony) treatment → kurz, knapp; perusal → flüchtig; (Jur) trial, punishment → summarisch; dismissal → fristlos; the court dealt out summary justice → das Gericht sprach Recht im Schnellverfahren; summary procedure → Schnellverfahren nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
summary
[ˈsʌmərɪ]1. n → riassunto
2. adj (dismissal, treatment, justice) → sommario/a; (perusal) → sbrigativo/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
summary
(ˈsaməri) – plural ˈsummaries – noun a shortened form of a statement, story etc giving only the main points. A summary of his speech was printed in the newspaper.
ˈsummarize, ˈsummarise verb to make a summary of. He summarized the arguments.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
summary
→ خُلاصَة shrnutí sammenfatning Zusammenfassung σύνοψη resumen yhteenveto résumé sažetak riassunto 要約 요약 samenvatting oppsummering streszczenie resumo краткое изложение sammanfattning ใจความสรุป özet tóm tắt 总结Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
summary
n. sumario, historia clínica del paciente;
___ of hospital records → sumario del expediente.
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