word-vault/dist/data/cards/su/summary.json

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{
    "term": "summary",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a short statement that gives only the main points of something, not the details",
            "sensetop": "summary of somethingin summary",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a news summary"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The following is a summary of our conclusions.",
                    "contextForm": "summary of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What follows is a **brief summary **of the findings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has **provided a** useful **summary** of the main categories."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a two-page summary of a government report"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book provides useful summaries of the arguments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In summary, this was a disappointing performance.",
                    "contextForm": "in summary"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Details of new titles, with plot summaries, are included in the catalogue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He only reads the executive summary of reports."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is that a fair summary of the situation?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She decided not to include this incident in her summary of the day's events."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book also includes summaries at the end of each chapter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report will be available online in summary form."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["accurate", "apt", "clear"],
                "verb + summary": ["make", "prepare", "publish"],
                "summary + noun": ["sheet", "table", "report"],
                "preposition": ["in summary", "in a/​the summary", "summary of"],
                "phrases": ["in summary form"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsʌməri/",
                "audio": "su/summary/summary__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsʌməri/",
                "audio": "su/summary/summary__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin summarius, from summa ‘sum total’, feminine of summus ‘highest’."
}