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      summary
      noun
      An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
      A surname.
      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.
      (law) Performed by omitting the procedures of a full trial, but within a legally valid framework.
      Roots
      summasumm- · Latin · sum, highest
      Synonyms for summary
      compendiousadjsynopsisnsuccinctadjconspectusnbriefadjoutlinenrecapitulationnconciseadjrecapncompendiumnabridgedadjabridgmentnreviewnsummationn
      Words related to summary
      summarinessnoverviewnsummarizedvsummarizesvsummarizationnsynopsizevsummarizingvrecapitulatoryadjsummarizervsynopticallyadvhighlightsvdescriptionnheadnotereportnexcerptndetailedadjrecapitulatevwriteupcompendiouslyadvappendicesexplanatoryadjprefacendetailingnbackgroundernconciselyadvdescriptiveadj

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