riassumere — meaning in English

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.
• summarize verb To reduce a longer piece of writing or speech down to its essential points.

Senses

riassumere is used for these senses in English:

• abstract (transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
• wrap up (transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To summarize or recapitulate.

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.

outline — full definition

1. noun The line or shape marking the edge of something.
2. noun A summary that lays out the main points of something, such as a plan or piece of writing.
3. verb To describe the main points of something, or to draw its boundary.

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