Sum"ma*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. sommaire. See Sum.]
1.
Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.
2.
Hence, rapidly performed; quickly executed; as, a summary process; to take summary vengeance.
Syn. -- Short; brief; concise; compendious; succinct.
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Sum"ma*ry, n.; pl. Summaries (#). [F. sommaire, or L. summarium. See Summary, a.]
A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substance of a fuller account.
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