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Summary

//ˈsʌməɹi// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.

    "Near-synonym: abstractive"

  2. 2
    Performed speedily, without formal ceremony, and (especially) without regard to legality.

    "Near-synonym: extrajudicial"

  3. 3
    Performed by omitting the procedures of a full trial, but within a legally valid framework.

    "The matter was brought to a close by summary dismissal of the cases."

Adjective
  1. 1
    briefly giving the gist of something wordnet
  2. 2
    performed speedily and without formality wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

    "I'd forgotten what happened in the first Harry Potter book so I read a summary of the narrative before starting the second one."

  2. 2
    a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin summārium, from Latin summa (“total, sum”) + -ārium (suffix forming nouns of purpose).

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