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English Dictionary: Summary	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Summary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
summary adj performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice" Synonym(s): drumhead, 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" Synonym(s): compendious, compact, succinct, summary n a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" Synonym(s): summary, sum-up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summary \Sum"ma*ry\, n.; pl. {Summaries}. [F. sommaire, or L. summarium. See {Summary}, a.] A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substance of a fuller account.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summary \Sum"mary\, a. [Cf. F. sommaire. See {Sum}.] 1. Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary* statement of facts. 2. Hence, rapidly performed; quickly executed; as, a summary process; to take summary vengeance. Syn: Short; brief; concise; compendious; succinct.