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Meaning of summary

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  summary
      adj 1: performed speedily and without formality; "a summary
             execution"; "summary justice" [syn: {drumhead},
             {summary}]
      2: briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and
         compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy";
         "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-
         ranging subject" [syn: {compendious}, {compact}, {succinct},
         {summary}]
      n 1: a brief statement that presents the main points in a
           concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" [syn:
           {summary}, {sum-up}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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