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summary

/ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/ noun A2
  1. An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material. · 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

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“I had nearly five thousand volumes in my library at Rome; but after reading them over many times, I found out that with one hundred and fifty well-chosen books a man possesses, if not a complete summary of all human knowledge, at least all that a man need really know.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 152 · C1
Hi everyone, since a few of you couldn't make it to Monday's meeting, here is a short summary of what was discussed.
Notes from the meeting, p. 1 · B2

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