English > summary: 3 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | A brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form. |
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| Example | "he gave a summary of the conclusions" |
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| Synonym | sum-up |
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| Narrower | argument, literary argument | A summary of the subject / subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie |
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| capitulation | A summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic / topic |
| compendium | A concise but comprehensive summary of a larger / larger work |
| condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule | 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 / game (usually in tabular form) |
| outline, synopsis, abstract, precis | A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory |
| overview | A general summary of a subject / subject / subject |
| roundup | A summary list |
| sketch, survey, resume | short / short descriptive summary (of events) |
| summation, summing up, rundown | A concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) |
| Broader | statement | A message that is stated or declared |
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| Spanish | extracto, resumen, síntesis, sumario |
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| Catalan | extracte, resum, síntesi, sumari |
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| Adjectives | summary | briefly giving the gist of something |
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| Verbs | summarize, summarise | give a summary (of) |
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