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As nouns the difference between plot and summary is that plot is the course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means while summary is an abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material. As a verb plot is to conceive (a crime, etc).

summary

a brief account of the main points of something; outline, précis, synopsis: Please provide a summary of the book.

Plot refers to the storyline of the text. The plot is the sequence of events in the story or drama. There are several elements that are common to all plots: The introduction, or exposition, is the beginning of the story where the characters and the conflict are introduced.
The protagonist of the story is Alex, a fifteen-year-old boy who narrates in a teenage slang called nadsat, which incorporates elements of Russian and Cockney English. Alex leads a small gang of teenage criminals—Dim, Pete, and Georgie—through the streets, robbing and beating men and raping women.

Not to be confused with:

sum·ma·ry

(sŭm′ə-rē) Summary

n.pl.sum·ma·ries A plot summary definition

1. A brief statement mentioning the main points of something: a summary of our findings.

2. Prose that provides information in a condensed format, as by mentioning only the most significant details of a narrative: The novelist did not like writing dialogue and preferred to write stories in summary.

adj.

1. Presenting the substance in a condensed form; concise: a summary review.

2. Performed speedily and without ceremony: summary justice; a summary rejection.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin summārius, of or concerning the sum, from Latin summa, sum; see sum.]

sum′ma·ri·ness n.

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summary

(ˈsʌmərɪ) n,

A Plot Summary Of The Novel Little Women

pl-maries

a brief account giving the main points of something

adj (usually prenominal)

1. performed arbitrarily and quickly, without formality: a summary execution.

2. (Law) (of legal proceedings) short and free from the complexities and delays of a full trial

3. (Law) summary jurisdiction the right a court has to adjudicate immediately upon some matter arising during its proceedings

[C15: from Latin summārium, from summa sum¹]

ˈsummarinessn

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sum•ma•ry

(ˈsʌm ə ri)
n., pl. -ries,
adj. n.

1. a comprehensive and usu. brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of things previously stated.

adj.

3. direct and prompt; unceremoniously fast: treated with summary dispatch.

4. (of legal proceedings, jurisdiction, etc.) conducted without, or exempt from, the various steps and delays of a formal trial.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin summārium=summ(a)sum + -ārium-ary]

syn: summary, brief, digest, synopsis are terms for a short version of a longer work. A summary is a brief statement or restatement of main points, esp. as a conclusion to a work: a summary of a chapter. A brief is a concise statement, usu. of the main points of a legal case: The attorney filed a brief. A digest is a condensed and systematically arranged collection of literary, legal, or scientific matter: a digest of Roman law. A synopsis is a condensed statement giving a general overview of a subject or a brief summary of a plot: a synopsis of a play.

Noun	1.	summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; 'he gave a summary of the conclusions' literary argument, argument - a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; 'the editor added the argument to the poem' capitulation - a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic compendium - a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work abridgement, abridgment, capsule, condensation - a shortened version of a written work curriculum vitae, CV, resume - a summary of your academic and work history line score - a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form) precis, synopsis, abstract, outline - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory overview - a general summary of a subject; 'the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences' roundup - a summary list; as in e.g. 'a news roundup' resume, survey, sketch - short descriptive summary (of events) rundown, summation, summing up - a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; 'according to his statement he was in London on that day'
Adj.	1.	summary - performed speedily and without formality; 'a summary execution'; 'summary justice' unofficial - not having official authority or sanction; 'a sort of unofficial mayor'; 'an unofficial estimate'; 'he participated in an unofficial capacity'
2.	summary - 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' concise - expressing much in few words; 'a concise explanation'

summary

noun

1.synopsis, résumé, précis, recapitulation, review, outline, extract, essence, abstract, summing-up, digest, epitome, rundown, compendium, abridgmentHere's a summary of the day's news.

adjective

1.hasty, cursory, perfunctory, arbitraryThe four men were killed after a summary trial.

2.concise, brief, compact, condensed, laconic, succinct, pithy, compendiousa summary profit and loss statement

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

summary

adjectiveMarked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen:

brief, compendious, concise, laconic, lean, short, succinct, terse.

nounA condensation of the essential or main points of something:

recapitulation, rundown, run-through, sum, summation, summing-up, wrap-up.

shrnutísouhrnstručný obsah

összefoglalás

요약

povzetek

The Plot Summary Of Othello

sammanfattning

summary

[ˈsʌmərɪ]

B.ADJ [trial, execution, justice] → sumario

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

summary

[ˈsʌməri]

n [news, plot, article, book] → résumém
in summary → en résumé

adj [justice] → sommaire; [dismissal, trial, execution] → sommaire

summary

n → Zusammenfassungf; (Sci also) → Abrissm; here is a summary of the main points of the news → hier ein Überblickm → über die wichtigstenMeldungen; he gave us a short summary of the film → er gab uns eine kurzeInhaltsangabe des Films; summary of contents → Inhaltsangabef

adj

(= brief)account → knapp, gedrängt, kurzgefasst; in summary form → in Zusammenfassung

(= fast, without ceremony)treatment → kurz, knapp; perusal → flüchtig; (Jur) trial, punishment → summarisch; dismissal → fristlos; the court dealt out summary justice → das Gerichtsprach Recht im Schnellverfahren; summary procedure → Schnellverfahrennt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

summary

[ˈsʌmərɪ]

2.adj (dismissal, treatment, justice) → sommario/a; (perusal) → sbrigativo/a

summary

(ˈsaməri) – plural ˈsummaries – noun

a shortened form of a statement, story etc giving only the main points. A summary of his speech was printed in the newspaper. opsomming خُلاصَه، تَلْخيص обобщение resumo stručný obsah die Zusammenfassung resumé; sammenfatning σύνοψη, περίληψηresumen kokkuvõte خلاصه yhteenveto résuméסיכום सक्षिप्त, संरसरी sažetak, glavni sadržaj összefoglalás ringkasan samantekt riassunto 要約 요약 santrauka, reziumė kopsavilkums; pārskats ringkasan samenvattingresymé, sammendragstreszczenie خلاصه resumo rezumat, sumar краткое изложение stručný obsah povzetek rezime sammanfattning, sammandrag ใจความสรุป özet 概要 короткий виклад, зведення خلاصہ bản tóm tắt 概要

ˈsummarize, ˈsummarise verb

to make a summary of. He summarized the arguments. opsom يُلَخِّص обобщавам resumir shrnout zusammenfassen sammenfatte συνοψίζωresumir kokkuvõtet tegema خلاصه كردن tehdä yhteenveto résumer לסַכֵּם सारोंश प्रस्तुत करना, सार प्रस्तुत करना sažeti što, ukratko reći összefoglal meringkas segja frá í stuttu máli riassumere 要約する 요약하다 apibendrinti summēt; apkopot meringkaskan samenvattenoppsummere, lage et resymé streszczać خلاصه کول resumir a rezuma суммировать zhrnúť povzeti rezimirati sammanfatta, göra en sammanfattning สรุป özetlemek 概括 підсумовувати; резюмувати خلاصہ کرنا tón tắt sơ lược 概括

summary

→ خُلاصَة shrnutí sammenfatningZusammenfassungσύνοψηresumen yhteenvetorésumé sažetakriassunto 要約 요약samenvattingoppsummeringstreszczenieresumoкраткое изложение sammanfattning Plot

ใจความสรุปözet tóm tắt总结

summary

n. sumario, historia clínica del paciente;

___ of hospital records → sumario del expediente.

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