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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sum•ma•ry /ˈsʌməri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, adj. n. [countable] - a complete yet brief account of things previously stated:He gave a short summary of the proceedings so far.
adj. [before a noun] - brief yet complete;
concise. - direct and prompt;
fast or quick and without advance warning or politeness:They fired him with summary dispatch.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sum•ma•ry (sum′ə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, adj. n. - a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statements.
adj. - brief and comprehensive; concise.
- direct and prompt;
unceremoniously fast:to treat someone with summary dispatch. - (of legal proceedings, jurisdiction, etc.) conducted without, or exempt from, the various steps and delays of a formal trial.
- Latin summārium, equivalent. to summ(a) sum + -ārium -ary
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged outline, précis. Summary, brief, digest, synopsis are terms for a short version of a longer work. A summary is a brief statement or restatement of main points, esp. as a conclusion to a work:a summary of a chapter.A brief is a detailed outline, by heads and subheads, of a discourse (usually legal) to be completed:a brief for an argument.A digest is an abridgement of an article, book, etc., or an organized arrangement of material under heads and titles:a digest of a popular novel; a digest of Roman law.A synopsis is usually a compressed statement of the plot of a novel, play, etc.:a synopsis ofHamlet.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged short, condensed, compact, succinct.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged curt, terse, peremptory.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: summary /ˈsʌmərɪ/ n ( pl -maries)- a brief account giving the main points of something
adj (usually prenominal)- performed arbitrarily and quickly, without formality: a summary execution
- (of legal proceedings) short and free from the complexities and delays of a full trial
- summary jurisdiction ⇒ the right a court has to adjudicate immediately upon some matter arising during its proceedings
- giving the gist or essence
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin summārium, from summa sum1ˈsummarily adv ˈsummariness n |