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ikhtisar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  • recapitulation noun A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.

Senses

ikhtisar is used for these senses in English:

  • abstract An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • recapitulation (theology) The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.

abstract — full definition

  1. noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  2. adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
  3. adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
  4. verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

recapitulation — full definition

  1. noun A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.
  2. noun The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.
  3. noun The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.
  4. noun The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.

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