Summary Definition
sŭmə-rē
summaries
noun
summaries
A brief statement or account covering the substance or main points; digest; abridgment; compendium.
Webster's New World
An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- detail
- thesis
- dissertation
- elaboration
- elaboration. See syn. study at abridgment.abridgment
- amplification
- expansion
adjective
That presents the substance or general idea in brief form; summarizing; concise; condensed.
Webster's New World
Prompt and without formality; expeditious.
Summary punishment.
Webster's New World
Hasty and arbitrary.
A summary dismissal.
Webster's New World
(law) Performed by cutting the procedures of a standard and fair trial.
Summary justice is bad justice.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Summary
Noun
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summariesOrigin of Summary
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Middle English from Medieval Latin summārius of or concerning the sum from Latin summa sum sum
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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