summary
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form.
Pronunciation
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suhmereeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsʌmɚi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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adjective
Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.
Performed speedily, without formal ceremony, and (especially) without regard to legality.
noun
An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.
Used this way, summary is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It quietly approves while staying precise.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Clear and precise
- Usage feel
- Precise and approving
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “He gave a summary of the conclusions.”noun
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Word Family
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Word family
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The warmest season of the year.
A concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court).
Without delay.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.
A judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.
A brief and unsympathetic rejection.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Give a summary (of).
Be a summary of.
The act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof).
A concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court).
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