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  1. adjective Presenting the substance in a condensed form; concise: a summary review.
  2. adjective Performed speedily and without ceremony: summary justice; a summary rejection.
  3. noun A presentation of the substance of a body of material in a condensed form or by reducing it to its main points; an abstract.

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  • But for two paragraphs, I think your summary is about as concise as you can get and still convey the idea more-or-less accurately. —  RealClimate
  • Today, the European Court of Justice delivered an opinion in the important case of Yassin Abdullah Kadi and Al Barakaat International Foundation v Council and Commission (a summary is here). —  The Volokh Conspiracy
  • The business plan was submitted to OFWAT, the economic regulator for the water industry in England and Wales, and a summary is available for review at www. bwhwater.co.uk. —  The Earth Times Online Newspaper
  • Almost as though the summary was a dumbed down explanation of how it sort of works? —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • This summary is also posted to the Maemo developers 'list and Internet Tablet Talk. —  Planet Maemo
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  1. Middle English, from Medieval Latin summārius, of or concerning the sum, from Latin summa, sum; see sum1.

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  1. I. a. = French sommaire = Spanish sumario = Portuguese summario = Italian sommario, from Latin summarius, of or pertaining to the sum or substance, from summa, the main thing, the substance, the whole: see sum. II. n. = French sommaire = Spanish sumario = Portuguese summario = Italian sommario, from Latin summarium, an epitome, abstract, summary, neuter of *summarius, adjective: see I.
 

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