Zusammenfassung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- outline noun The line or shape marking the edge of something.
- summary noun A short version of a longer text that covers only the main points.
- synopsis noun A short summary that covers the main points of a book, film, or other written work.
- upshot noun The final result or main conclusion of a situation.
- wind-up noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.
Senses
Zusammenfassung is used for these senses in English:
- abstract An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- outline A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
- peroration The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.
- précis A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view.
- synopsis (authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
- upshot (US) A concise summary.
- wind-up The end or conclusion of something.
abstract — full definition
- noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
- adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
- verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.
outline — full definition
- noun The line or shape marking the edge of something.
- noun A summary that lays out the main points of something, such as a plan or piece of writing.
- verb To describe the main points of something, or to draw its boundary.