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    summary
    /ˈsʌməri/

    noun

    • 1. a brief statement or account of the main points of something: "a summary of Chapter Three"

    adjective

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  2. a brief, clear statement giving the most important facts about something: The assignment was to write a summary of the news. in summary. In summary is said before giving a final, brief statement: In summary, Chen’s book is a good introduction to the subject.

  3. The meaning of SUMMARY is comprehensive; especially : covering the main points succinctly. How to use summary in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Summary.

  4. A summary is a brief statement or restatement of main points, especially as a conclusion to a work: a summary of a chapter. A brief is a detailed outline, by heads and subheads, of a discourse (usually legal) to be completed: a brief for an argument.

  5. 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 detailed outline, by heads and subheads, of a discourse (usually legal) to be completed: a brief for an argument.

  6. /ˈsʌməri/ (plural summaries) a short statement that gives only the main points of something, not the details. a news summary. summary of something The following is a summary of our conclusions. What follows is a brief summary of the findings. He has provided a useful summary of the main categories. a two-page summary of a government report.

  7. Definitions of summary. noun. a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form. “he gave a summary of the conclusions” synonyms: sum-up. see more. adjective. briefly giving the gist of something. “a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject” synonyms: compact, compendious, succinct. breviloquent, concise.

  8. Define summary. summary synonyms, summary pronunciation, summary translation, English dictionary definition of summary. a brief account of the main points of something; outline, précis, synopsis: Please provide a summary of the book.

  9. SUMMARY meaning: 1 : a brief statement that gives the most important information about something; 2 : as a brief statement of the most important information in a piece of writing or speech.

  10. Noun. Adjective. Filter. noun. summaries. A brief statement or account covering the substance or main points; digest; abridgment; compendium. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material. Wiktionary. Synonyms: sum up. epitomization. terse. succinct. inventory. gist.

  11. 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 detailed outline, by heads and subheads, of a discourse (usually legal) to be completed: a brief for an argument.