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Perhaps in meeting point 4, we should skip your summary?

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Quick take

a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"

adjective

performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice"

adjective

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"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for summary.

noun

a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"

adjective

performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice"

adjective

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"

See also: compendious, compact, succinct

Example sentences

Perhaps in meeting point 4, we should skip your summary?

Four words, such a concise summary of my attitude!

So, in summary, the difference between a patriot and a traitor is just PR. Pun intended.

There's two sides of the story and I think it would have been better if a neutral party heard both sides instead of public summary execution.

Not sure that hacker news needs an in depth analysis of the trial design and outcome, but anyway...In summary, the trial looked at patients who had incurable prostate cancer that had spread and stopped responding to traditional hormonal treatments.