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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Summary \Sum"ma*ry\, a. [Cf. F. sommaire. See Sum.]
   1. Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow
      compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise;
      compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Hence, rapidly performed; quickly executed; as, a summary
      process; to take summary vengeance.
      [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Short; brief; concise; compendious; succinct.
        [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Summary \Sum"ma*ry\, n.; pl. Summaries. [F. sommaire, or L.
   summarium. See Summary, a.]
   A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an
   abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or
   substance of a fuller account.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Summary:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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