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Digest

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈdaɪd͡ʒɛst

Definitions

  1. That which is digested; especially, that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles.
  2. A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged; a summary of laws.
  3. Any collection of articles, as an Internet mailing list including a week's postings, or a magazine arranging a collection of writings.
  4. The result of applying a hash function to a message.

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Examples

“By also relating the tales included in the anthology to various facts of that development, he leaves no doubt that this volume constitutes a veritable digest of the remarkable strides made by the genre in recent years.”
“Comyn's Digest
the United States Digest
“Reader's Digest is published monthly.”
The weekly email digest contains all the messages exchanged during the past week.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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