Look up: summary

1. summary
   [Noun] A summary is a short version of something, just giving the main points.
   Example: John looked at a summary of his bank account.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
2. summary
   [n] - a briefstatement that presents the main points in a concise form
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3. summary
   First page of a menu. Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • the summarizing of the most important arguments and conclusions of a document, which has not necessarily to be intelligible without the original document, usually produced by the author and placed at...
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4. Summary
   Sum'ma·ry adjective [ Confer French 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. ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/237
   
   
5. Summary
   Sum'ma·ry noun ; plural Summaries . [ French sommaire , or Latin summarium . See Summary , adjective ] A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or co...
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6. summary
   sum-up noun a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; `he gave a summary of the conclusions`
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7. Summary
   • (a.) 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. • (a.) A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or subst...
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8. summary
   summary 1. A shortened version of something that has been said or written, containing only the main points. 2. Presenting the substance of something in a condensed form; a concise repetition: 'He made a summary review of what happened.' 3. Performed speedily and without ceremony; such as, summary justice; a summary rejection.
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9. Summary
   A summary, synopsis, or recap is a shorter version of the original. Such a simplification highlights the major points from the much longer subject, such as a text, speech, film, or event. The purpose is to help the audience get the gist in a short period of time. ==Written summary== A written summa...
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10. summary
    In a summary you tell the reader what a story, a poem, a novel is about. It is not to be confused, though, with a retelling of a story, ...
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11. summary
    Issue or topic condensed into a few words so as to give a brief description of the general, and most important, points of the issue in question
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12. Summary
    [law] Summary, in law, forms many compounds as an adjective meaning "short, concise": ...
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