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Noun: summary  súmuree
  1. A brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
    "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
    - sum-up
Adjective: summary  súmuree
  1. Performed speedily and without formality
    "a summary execution"; "summary justice"
    - drumhead
     
  2. Briefly giving the gist of something
    "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
    - compendious, compact, succinct

Sounds like: summery

Derived forms: summaries

See also: concise, summarily, summarize, unofficial

Type of: statement

Encyclopedia: Summary