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Summary (adjective)
Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form
“A summary review is in the appendix.”
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Summary (adjective)
Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.
“They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people.”
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Summary (adjective)
Performed by cutting the procedures of a standard and fair trial.
“Summary justice is bad justice.”
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Summary (noun)
An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
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Synopsis (noun)
A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
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Synopsis (noun)
A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.
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Synopsis (noun)
a brief summary or general survey of something
“a synopsis of the insurance cover provided is set out below”
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Synopsis (noun)
an outline of the plot of a play, film, or book.