summary

The definition of summary is a statement presenting the main points.

(adjective)

An example of summary is a type of review of what happened at a meeting.

Summary is defined as a quick or short review of what happened.

(noun)

An example of summary is the explanation of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" told in under two minutes.

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See summary in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. that presents the substance or general idea in brief form; summarizing; concise; condensed
    1. prompt and without formality; expeditious: summary punishment
    2. hasty and arbitrary: a summary dismissal

Origin: ME < ML summarius < L summa, sum

noun pl. summaries

a brief statement or account covering the substance or main points; digest; abridgment; compendium

Origin: L summarium: see summarythe

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See summary in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Presenting the substance in a condensed form; concise: a summary review.
  2. Performed speedily and without ceremony: summary justice; a summary rejection.
noun pl. sum·ma·ries
A presentation of the substance of a body of material in a condensed form or by reducing it to its main points; an abstract.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Medieval Latin summārius, of or concerning the sum

Origin: , from Latin summa, sum; see sum 

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Related Forms:

  • sum·marˈi·ly (sə-mĕrˈə-lē) adverb
  • sumˈma·ri·ness noun

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