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“Summary” or “Summery”

summary / summery are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

summary s·AH·m·er·iy

  • nouna brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form.

summery

  • adjectivebelonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer.
Usage

Examples in context

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“summary”

  • Plot summary
  • Strabo gave a brief summary about the Mountaineer tribes, living…
  • …an acoustic fingerprint; a digital summary of the sound.
  • Summary of the 2017 Croatian local
  • …July 1991, 60 percent about summary killing, 25 percent about kidnapping,…
  • Results summary
  • …as well as a complete summary of most of his books…
  • Summary of key works
  • Matches and point scoring summary
  • Periodic summary messages posted to Usenet newsgroups…

“summery”

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