summary

a brief account of the main points of something; outline, précis, synopsis: Please provide a summary of the book.

Not to be confused with:

summery – like summer: a bright summery day

sum·ma·ry

(sŭm′ə-rē)

n. pl. sum·ma·ries

1. A brief statement mentioning the main points of something: a summary of our findings.

2. Prose that provides information in a condensed format, as by mentioning only the most significant details of a narrative: The novelist did not like writing dialogue and preferred to write stories in summary.

adj.

1. Presenting the substance in a condensed form; concise: a summary review.

2. Performed speedily and without ceremony: summary justice; a summary rejection.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin summārius, of or concerning the sum, from Latin summa, sum; see sum.]

sum·mar′i·ly (sə-mĕr′ə-lē) adv.

sum′ma·ri·ness n.

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summary

(ˈsʌmərɪ)

n, pl -maries

a brief account giving the main points of something

adj (usually prenominal)

1. performed arbitrarily and quickly, without formality: a summary execution.

2. (Law) (of legal proceedings) short and free from the complexities and delays of a full trial

3. (Law) summary jurisdiction the right a court has to adjudicate immediately upon some matter arising during its proceedings

4. giving the gist or essence

[C15: from Latin summārium, from summa sum¹]

ˈsummarily adv

ˈsummariness n

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sum•ma•ry

(ˈsʌm ə ri)

n., pl. -ries,
adj. n.

1. a comprehensive and usu. brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of things previously stated.

adj.

2. brief and comprehensive; concise.

3. direct and prompt; unceremoniously fast: treated with summary dispatch.

4. (of legal proceedings, jurisdiction, etc.) conducted without, or exempt from, the various steps and delays of a formal trial.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin summārium=summ(a) sum + -ārium -ary]

syn: summary, brief, digest, synopsis are terms for a short version of a longer work. 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 concise statement, usu. of the main points of a legal case: The attorney filed a brief. A digest is a condensed and systematically arranged collection of literary, legal, or scientific matter: a digest of Roman law. A synopsis is a condensed statement giving a general overview of a subject or a brief summary of a plot: a synopsis of a play.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"

literary argument, argument - a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem"

capitulation - a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic

compendium - a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

line score - a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form)

overview - a general summary of a subject; "the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences"

roundup - a summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup"

statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"

Adj.

summary - performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice"

unofficial - not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"

summary - 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"

concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

summary

noun

1. synopsis, résumé, précis, recapitulation, review, outline, extract, essence, abstract, summing-up, digest, epitome, rundown, compendium, abridgment Here's a summary of the day's news.

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summary

adjective

Marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen:

noun

A condensation of the essential or main points of something:

Translations

shrnutísouhrnstručný obsah

resumésammenfatningresume

yhteenvetolyhennelmätiivistelmä

sažetak

összefoglalás

samantekt

要約

요약

kopsavilkumspārskats

stručný obsah

povzetek

sažetak

sammanfattning

ใจความสรุป

tóm tắt

summary

[ˈsʌmərɪ]

B. ADJ [trial, execution, justice] → sumario

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summary

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summary

[ˈsʌmərɪ]

2. adj (dismissal, treatment, justice) → sommario/a; (perusal) → sbrigativo/a

summary

(ˈsaməri) – plural ˈsummaries – noun

a shortened form of a statement, story etc giving only the main points. A summary of his speech was printed in the newspaper.

ˈsummarize, ˈsummarise verb

to make a summary of. He summarized the arguments.

summary

→ خُلاصَة shrnutí sammenfatning Zusammenfassung σύνοψη resumen yhteenveto résumé sažetak riassunto 要約 요약 samenvatting oppsummering streszczenie resumo краткое изложение sammanfattning ใจความสรุป özet tóm tắt 总结

summary

n. sumario, historia clínica del paciente;

___ of hospital records → sumario del expediente.