Meaning of summary | Babel Free
ˈsʌməɹiDefinitions
- Synthesis, summary.
- A surname.
- Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form
- An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
- Performed speedily, without formal ceremony, and (especially) without regard to legality
- Performed by omitting the procedures of a full trial, but within a legally valid framework
- An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material
Equivalents
Examples
“I'd forgotten what happened in the first Harry Potter book so I read a summary of the narrative before starting the second one.”
“make a summary of the events”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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