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summarya brief statement or account of the main points of something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a brief statement or account of the main points of something

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsʌməri/

Korean meaning: 요약, 개요

Korean pronunciation: **썸**머리

Example Sentences

  • His summary of the 3-hour meeting was just 'We need more coffee and less meetings.'
  • The movie summary was so detailed that I didn't need to watch the actual film.
  • Please provide a summary of your research findings by Friday.

summary

NOUN

//ˈsʌməri//

a brief statement or account of the main points of something

summary concept
💡 Concept

She gave a quick summary of the meeting before everyone rushed off to lunch.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsʌməri/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsʌməri/

🌳Etymology

Rootsumm
Suffix--ary

Origin

From Latin 'summa' meaning 'sum' or 'total', combined with the suffix '-ary' meaning 'relating to'. The word evolved through Old French 'sumarie' to describe something that contains the main points of a larger whole.

🎵Rhyme

primarysecondarytemporary
primary
secondary
temporary

🔗Collocations

executive summary
brief summary
summary report
in summary
summary judgment
plot summary
summary statistics

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His summary of the 3-hour meeting was just 'We need more coffee and less meetings.'

😄 Fun example

The movie summary was so detailed that I didn't need to watch the actual film.

Please provide a summary of your research findings by Friday.

The annual report included a comprehensive summary of the company's performance.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

abstractsynopsisoverviewoutlinedigest

Antonyms

detailelaborationexpansion

Related

summarizebriefcondensedconciseabridged

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