summary
English
Etymology
(Adjective) From Medieval Latin summarius, from Latin summa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʌməɹɪ/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: summery
Adjective
summary (comparative more summary, superlative most summary)
- Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form
- A summary review is in the appendix.
- Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.
- They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people.
- (law) Performed by cutting the procedures of a standard and fair trial.
- Summary justice is bad justice.
Derived terms
Translations
concise
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performed speedily
cutting the procedures of a normal trial
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Noun
summary (plural summaries)
- An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
Synonyms
- upshot, bottom line, short form (slang)
- Thesaurus:summary
Derived terms
Translations
condensed presentation
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