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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 Latinsummārius,of or concerning the sum, from Latinsumma,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 jurisdictionthe right a court has to adjudicate immediately upon some matter arising during its proceedings

4.giving the gist or essence

[C15: from Latinsummārium, fromsumma sum¹]

ˈsummarilyadv

ˈsummarinessn

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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 < Latinsummārium=summ(a)sum +-ārium-ary]

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

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Noun	1.	summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" sum-up 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 abridgement,abridgment,capsule,condensation - a shortened version of a written work conspectus - an overall summary curriculum vitae,CV,resume - a summary of your academic and work history line score - a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form) precis,synopsis,abstract,outline - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory 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" resume,survey,sketch - short descriptive summary (of events) rundown,summation,summing up - a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) 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.	1.	summary - performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice" drumhead unofficial - not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"
	2.	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" compendious,succinct,compact 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,abridgmentHere's a summary of the day's news.

adjective

1.hasty,cursory,perfunctory,arbitraryThe four men were killed after a summary trial.

2.concise,brief,compact,condensed,laconic,succinct,pithy,compendiousa summary profit and loss statement

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

summary

adjective

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

brief,compendious,concise,laconic,lean,short,succinct,terse.

noun

A condensation of the essential or main points of something:

recapitulation,rundown,run-through,sum,summation,summing-up,wrap-up.

Informal:recap.

Translations

خُلاصَةخُلاصَه، تَلْخيص

shrnutísouhrnstručný obsah

resumésammenfatningresume

Zusammenfassung Abriss

σύνοψη περίληψη

resumen extracto

yhteenvetolyhennelmätiivistelmä

résumé sommaire abrégé récapitulation

sažetak

összefoglalás

samantekt

riassunto sommario sommatoria raccolta

要約

요약

kopsavilkumspārskats

samenvatting opsomming overzicht

oppsummering

streszczenie

resumo

итоги краткое изложение

stručný obsah

povzetek

sažetak

sammanfattning

ใจความสรุป

özet

tóm tắt

总结概要

summary

[ˈsʌmərɪ]

A.N →resumenm
in summary →en resumen

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

summary

[ˈsʌməri]

n [news, plot, article, book] →résumém
in summary →en résumé

adj [justice] →sommaire; [dismissal, trial, execution] →sommaire

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

summary

n →Zusammenfassungf; (Sci also) →Abrissm;here is asummary of the main points of the news →hier einÜberblickm →über diewichtigsten Meldungen;he gave us a shortsummary of the film →ergab uns einekurze Inhaltsangabe desFilms;summary of contents →Inhaltsangabef

adj

(= brief)account →knapp,gedrängt,kurz gefasst;insummary form →inZusammenfassung

(= fast, without ceremony)treatment →kurz,knapp;perusal →flüchtig; (Jur)trial, punishment →summarisch;dismissal →fristlos;the court dealt outsummary justice →dasGericht sprach Recht imSchnellverfahren;summary procedure →Schnellverfahrennt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

summary

[ˈsʌmərɪ]

1.n →riassunto

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

summary

(ˈsaməri) –pluralˈsummaries – noun

a shortened form of a statement, storyetc giving only the main points.A summary of his speech was printed in the newspaper. opsomming خُلاصَه، تَلْخيص обобщение resumo stručný obsah die Zusammenfassung resumé; sammenfatningσύνοψη,περίληψηresumen kokkuvõte خلاصه yhteenvetorésuméסיכום सक्षिप्त, संरसरी sažetak, glavni sadržaj összefoglalás ringkasan samantektriassunto 要約 요약 santrauka, reziumė kopsavilkums; pārskats ringkasansamenvattingresymé,sammendragstreszczenie خلاصه resumo rezumat, sumarкраткое изложение stručný obsah povzetek rezime sammanfattning, sammandrag ใจความสรุปözet 概要 короткий виклад, зведення خلاصہ bản tóm tắt概要

ˈsummarize,ˈsummarise verb

to make a summary of.He summarized the arguments. opsom يُلَخِّص обобщавам resumir shrnoutzusammenfassen sammenfatteσυνοψίζωresumir kokkuvõtet tegema خلاصه كردن tehdä yhteenvetorésumer לסַכֵּם सारोंश प्रस्तुत करना, सार प्रस्तुत करना sažeti što, ukratko reći összefoglal meringkas segja frá í stuttu máliriassumere 要約する 요약하다 apibendrinti summēt; apkopot meringkaskansamenvattenoppsummere,lage et resymé streszczać خلاصه کول resumir a rezumaсуммировать zhrnúť povzeti rezimirati sammanfatta, göra en sammanfattning สรุปözetlemek 概括 підсумовувати; резюмувати خلاصہ کرنا tón tắt sơ lược概括

summary

→خُلاصَة shrnutí sammenfatningZusammenfassungσύνοψηresumen yhteenvetorésumé sažetakriassunto 要約 요약samenvattingoppsummeringstreszczenieresumoкраткое изложение sammanfattning ใจความสรุปözet tóm tắt总结

summary

n. sumario, historia clínica del paciente;

___ of hospital records →sumario del expediente.

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