How to pronounce summary
American English pronunciation
SUM-uh-ree
- IPA
- /ˈsʌməɹi/
- Syllables
- SUM · uh · ree (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What summary means
A short telling of the main points of something longer
In a sentence: Kai wrote a three-sentence summary of the book for his teacher.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word built on summa, meaning "total" or "sum."
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