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What's The Definition Of Summary?
[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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Summary: compact | compendious | concise | drumhead | succinct | unofficial Related Terms | Find terms related to Summary: 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 Summary In Webster's Dictionary \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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