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  • 51summary — n. 1) to give, make a summary 2) a brief summary 3) a news summary * * * [ sʌm(ə)rɪ] make a summary a brief summary a news summary to give …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 52Summary justice — Not to be confused with formal proceedings of so called Summary judgment (e.g. in United States courts, for civil matters where there is no dispute of material fact). Summary justice refers to the trial and punishment of suspected offenders… …

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  • 53summary — 01. When you write a [summary] of a newspaper article, you should give the essential information, and leave out minor details. 02. Can you [summarize] the plot of the movie in a couple of paragraphs? 03. Vi Putnam once remarked that the entire… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 54summary — sum|ma|ry1 [ sʌməri ] noun count ** a short account of something that gives only the most important information and not all the details: The text provides summaries of the plots of Shakespeare s plays. in summary FORMAL used at the end of a talk… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 55summary — 1 noun (C) a short statement that gives the main information about something, without giving all the details: Please write a one page summary of this report. | a news summary | in summary: So, in summary, we ve got to try to get further funding.… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 56summary — I UK [ˈsʌmərɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms summary : singular summary plural summaries ** a short account of something that gives only the most important information and not all the details The text provides summaries of the plots of… …

    English dictionary

  • 57summary — sum•ma•ry [[t]ˈsʌm ə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries, adj. 1) a comprehensive and usu. brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of things previously stated 2) brief and comprehensive; concise 3) direct and prompt; unceremoniously fast: treated with… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 58summary — summariness /seuh mair i nis/, n. /sum euh ree/, n., pl. summaries, adj. n. 1. a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statements. adj. 2. brief and comprehensive; concise. 3. direct …

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  • 59summary — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin summarius, from Latin summa sum Date: 15th century 1. comprehensive; especially covering the main points succinctly 2. a. done without delay or formality ; quickly executed < a summary&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 60Summary statistics — In descriptive statistics, summary statistics are used to summarize a set of observations, in order to communicate as much as possible as simply as possible. Statisticians commonly try to describe the observations in # a measure of location, or&#8230; …

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