| query | A s______ of something is a short account of it, which gives the main points but not the details .A summary of something is a short account of it, which gives the main points but not the details . What follows is a brief summary of the process. Here's a summary of the day's news. Milligan gives a fair summary of his subject within a relatively short space. |
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| word | summary |
| full-definition | noun A summary of something is a short account of it, which gives the main points but not the details . What follows is a brief summary of the process. Here's a summary of the day's news. Milligan gives a fair summary of his subject within a relatively short space. adjective Summary actions are done without delay, often when something else should have been done first or done instead . It says torture and summary execution are common. There is no doubt that some considered that a beating was no more than summary justice. The four men were killed after a summary trial. Several detainees had been summarily executed. |
| inflections | summariessummarily |
| cefr-level | B1 |
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