summary

Meaning

Adj

1. Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.
2. Performed speedily, without formal ceremony, and (especially) without regard to legality.
3. Performed by omitting the procedures of a full trial, but within a legally valid framework.

Noun

An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

Synonyms

outline

synopsis

abstract

brief

digest

compendium

epitome

resume

abridgment

gist

abridgement

precis

generalization

concise

overview

résumé

compendious

report

summation

conclusion

sum-up

synthesis

syllabus

summarization

capitulation

generalisation

succinct

abbreviation

drumhead

terse

breviary

total

summing up

contraction

survey

immediate

summarize

swift

wrap-up

review

rundown

fundamentals

bulletin

short

pitch

essentials

précis

compact

recapitulation

sketch

Translations

Zusammenfassung

résumé

resumen

sommaire

sommario

sumário

Abriss

sumario

resumo

riassunto

περίληψη

samenvatting

Übersicht

sunto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌməɹi/

Etymology

From Middle English summary, from Medieval Latin summārius, from Latin summa (“total, sum”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives).