summary A2 Topic:Communication US /ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #15803 Meanings 1 noun A short statement that gives the main points of something. They gave a summary of the conclusions. 2 adj Short and giving only the main points. He wrote a summary report of the meeting. 3 adj Done quickly and without the usual formal steps or attention to the law. The prisoners faced summary execution without a trial. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a short statement that... sum-upabstractoutlineoverviewdigestprécis 2 adj · short and giving only the... compactabstractivesummative 3 adj · done quickly and without... drumheadextrajudicial Word family Forms summaries Derived forms summarily Appears in Phrases (1) See all summary judgment a court decision made without trial when no material factual dispute requires one Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English summary, from Medieval Latin summārius, from Latin summa (“total, sum”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives). summary Middle English summārius la-med summa Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # summary **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 15803 ## Meanings 1. A short statement that gives the main points of something. 2. Short and giving only the main points. 3. Done quickly and without the usual formal steps or attention to the law. ## Examples - They gave a summary of the conclusions. - He wrote a summary report of the meeting. - The prisoners faced summary execution without a trial. ## Derived Forms - summarily ## Roots and Affixes - Root: summary - Root: summārius - Root: summa ## Etymology From Middle English summary, from Medieval Latin summārius, from Latin summa (“total, sum”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives). ## AI Etymology Summary is from Middle English summary, from Medieval Latin summārius, from Latin summa (“total, sum”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives). In present-day use, it can mean a short statement that gives the main points of something, or short and giving only the main points. Derived formations include summarily. ## Topics - Communication - Register & Style markdown