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summary¹
- /ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/
Sounds like summery
Where it comes from
From Middle English summary, from Medieval Latin summārius, from Latin summa (“total, sum”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives).
adjective more summary · most summary
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Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.
Near-synonym: abstractive
Similar: summative, summarizing[participial adjective|part. adj.]]>, abstractive
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Performed speedily, without formal ceremony, and (especially) without regard to legality.
Near-synonym: extrajudicial
Similar: extrajudicial
- Performed by omitting the procedures of a full trial, but within a legally valid framework. The matter was brought to a close by summary dismissal of the cases.
summary²
- /ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/
Sounds like summery
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin summārium, from Latin summa (“total, sum”) + -ārium (suffix forming nouns of purpose).
noun summaries
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An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
I'd forgotten what happened in the first Harry Potter book so I read a summary of the narrative before starting the second one.
Similar: précis, upshot, bottom line, short form, abridgment, abstract, compendium, conspectus, digest, epitome, outline, overview
Summary³
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: concise, succinct, compendious, summarization, compact, drumhead, unofficial, succinctly, terse, précis, abridgement, abbreviated, abridged, compendium, abstract, briefing
Translations
Every language
adj concise
| Español | sumario |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 概略的な gairyakuteki na |
| Português | sumário, resumido |
| Français | sommaire, résumé |
| Deutsch | zusammenfassend |
| Italiano | sommario, riassunto, resoconto, rapporto, in breve, in sintensi |
adj performed speedily
| Español | apurado, a todo dar |
|---|---|
| Português | sumário, resumo |
| Français | sommaire |
| Italiano | sommario, sommaria |
adj cutting the procedures of a normal trial
| Español | sumario, somero |
|---|---|
| Português | sumário, resumir |
| Français | sommaire |
| Deutsch | standrechtlich |
| Italiano | sommario, sommaria |
noun condensed presentation
| Español | resumen, sumario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 요약 yoyak, 개요 gaeyo, 대요 daeyo |
| 日本語 | 要約 yōyaku, 概要 gaiyō, 大要 taiyō |
| 中文 | 摘要 zhāiyào |
| हिन्दी | सारांश sārāñś, ख़ुलासा xulāsā |
| Português | resumo, sumário |
| Français | résumé, sommaire, récapitulation, compte rendu |
| Deutsch | Zusammenfassung |
| Italiano | riassunto, sommario |
| Ελληνικά | περίληψη perílipsi, σύνοψη sýnopsi |
| Română | rezumat |
| Русский | резюме́ rezjumɛ́, кра́ткое изложе́ние krátkoje izložénije, ито́ги itógi, конспе́кт konspékt |
| Tiếng Việt | tóm tắt |
| العربية | خُلَاصَة ḵulāṣa, مُلَخَّص mulaḵḵaṣ |
| עברית | תַּמְצִית tamtsít |
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