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Definition of summary noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

    

summary

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈsʌməri//
 
(pl. summaries)
 
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 a short statement that gives only the main points of something, not the details The following is a summary of our conclusions. a news summary a two-page summary of a government report In summary, this was a disappointing performance. AWL Collocationssummarysummary noun
  • contain, give, offer, present, provide
The last section provides a summary of the key findings.
  • brief, concise, succinct
  • descriptive, detailed
  • excellent
See Nord, 1997, for a more detailed summary. The well-respected historian Frederick Hodge presented a succinct summary of this argument.
  • summary of findings
The paper concludes with a summary of findings and recommendations for future research.summarize verb
  • accurately
  • briefly, concisely, succinctly
A study of this scope must accurately summarize the ideas of numerous philosophers. In the next section of this article we will briefly summarize our methodology.
  • data, finding, result
  • literature
  • argument
  • recommendation
  • conclusion
In a recent report, UNICEF summarized the global data by regions. This article summarizes recent literature on the diagnosis of pneumonia.
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