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Syllabification: (sum·ma·ry)

Pronunciation: /ˈsəmərē/

Definition of summary

a brief statement or account of the main points of something:a summary of Chapter Three

1dispensing with needless details or formalities; brief:summary financial statements

2 Law (of a judicial process) conducted without the customary legal formalities:summary arrest
(of a conviction) made by a judge or magistrate without a jury.

Phrases

in summary: in short:in summary, there is no clear case for one tax system compared to another

late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin summarius, from summa 'sum total' (see sum)

Spell summary with a double m; the ending is -ary.

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