Thesaurus: summary

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1. a. 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. a. Hence, rapidly performed; quickly executed; as, a summary process; to take summary vengeance.
3. a. A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substance of a fuller account.
4. adj. performed speedily and without formality
5. adj. briefly giving the gist of something
6. n. a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
7. 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. A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substance of a fuller account.
8. A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; anabstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substanceof a fuller account.
9. n:100 n. a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form