A Plot Summary
Posted By admin On 25/07/22Plot is a sequence of events in a story in which the main character is put into a challenging situation that forces a character to make increasingly difficult choices, driving the story toward a climactic event and resolution. In summary, a plot is the basic storyline of a text. Most plots follow a traditional pattern, where the climax is the turning point of the text. A good plot generally leads to an interesting novel, as plot encompasses most literary elements. Plot is what happens in the narrative. Every story, from books, plays and films to newspaper articles and television programs, is based around plot. Without a plot, the characters would have.
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summary
a brief account of the main points of something; outline, précis, synopsis: Please provide a summary of the book.Not to be confused with:
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sum·ma·ry
(sŭm′ə-rē)n.pl.sum·ma·ries1. A brief statement mentioning the main points of something: a summary of our findings.
2. Prose that provides information in a condensed format, as by mentioning only the most significant details of a narrative: The novelist did not like writing dialogue and preferred to write stories in summary.
adj.1. Presenting the substance in a condensed form; concise: a summary review.
2. Performed speedily and without ceremony: summary justice; a summary rejection.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin summārius, of or concerning the sum, from Latin summa, sum; see sum.]
sum′ma·ri·ness n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
summary
(ˈsʌmərɪ) n, pl-mariesa brief account giving the main points of something
adj (usually prenominal) 1. performed arbitrarily and quickly, without formality: a summary execution.
2. (Law) (of legal proceedings) short and free from the complexities and delays of a full trial
3. (Law) summary jurisdiction the right a court has to adjudicate immediately upon some matter arising during its proceedings
[C15: from Latin summārium, from summa sum1]
ˈsummarinessn
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
sum•ma•ry
(ˈsʌm ə ri)n., pl. -ries,
adj. n.
1. a comprehensive and usu. brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of things previously stated.
adj. 3. direct and prompt; unceremoniously fast: treated with summary dispatch.
4. (of legal proceedings, jurisdiction, etc.) conducted without, or exempt from, the various steps and delays of a formal trial.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin summārium=summ(a)sum + -ārium-ary]
syn: summary, brief, digest, synopsis are terms for a short version of a longer work. A summary is a brief statement or restatement of main points, esp. as a conclusion to a work: a summary of a chapter. A brief is a concise statement, usu. of the main points of a legal case: The attorney filed a brief. A digest is a condensed and systematically arranged collection of literary, legal, or scientific matter: a digest of Roman law. A synopsis is a condensed statement giving a general overview of a subject or a brief summary of a plot: a synopsis of a play.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
| Noun | 1. | summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; 'he gave a summary of the conclusions' literary argument, argument - a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; 'the editor added the argument to the poem' capitulation - a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic compendium - a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work abridgement, abridgment, capsule, condensation - a shortened version of a written work curriculum vitae, CV, resume - a summary of your academic and work history line score - a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form) precis, synopsis, abstract, outline - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory overview - a general summary of a subject; 'the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences' roundup - a summary list; as in e.g. 'a news roundup' resume, survey, sketch - short descriptive summary (of events) rundown, summation, summing up - a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; 'according to his statement he was in London on that day' |
| Adj. | 1. | summary - performed speedily and without formality; 'a summary execution'; 'summary justice' unofficial - not having official authority or sanction; 'a sort of unofficial mayor'; 'an unofficial estimate'; 'he participated in an unofficial capacity' |
| 2. | summary - briefly giving the gist of something; 'a short and compendious book'; 'a compact style is brief and pithy'; 'succinct comparisons'; 'a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject' concise - expressing much in few words; 'a concise explanation' |
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summary
noun1.synopsis, résumé, précis, recapitulation, review, outline, extract, essence, abstract, summing-up, digest, epitome, rundown, compendium, abridgmentHere's a summary of the day's news.
adjective
1.hasty, cursory, perfunctory, arbitraryThe four men were killed after a summary trial.
2.concise, brief, compact, condensed, laconic, succinct, pithy, compendiousa summary profit and loss statement
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
summary
adjectiveMarked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen:brief, compendious, concise, laconic, lean, short, succinct, terse.
nounA condensation of the essential or main points of something:recapitulation, rundown, run-through, sum, summation, summing-up, wrap-up.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
shrnutísouhrnstručný obsah
összefoglalás
요약
povzetek
sammanfattning
summary
[ˈsʌmərɪ]B.ADJ [trial, execution, justice] → sumario
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
summary
[ˈsʌməri]n [news, plot, article, book] → résumém
in summary → en résumé
in summary → en résumé
adj [justice] → sommaire; [dismissal, trial, execution] → sommaire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
summary
n → Zusammenfassungf; (Sci also) → Abrissm; here is a summary of the main points of the news → hier ein Überblickm → über die wichtigstenMeldungen; he gave us a short summary of the film → er gab uns eine kurzeInhaltsangabe des Films; summary of contents → Inhaltsangabef
adj(= brief)account → knapp, gedrängt, kurzgefasst; in summary form → in Zusammenfassung
(= fast, without ceremony)treatment → kurz, knapp; perusal → flüchtig; (Jur) trial, punishment → summarisch; dismissal → fristlos; the court dealt out summary justice → das Gerichtsprach Recht im Schnellverfahren; summary procedure → Schnellverfahrennt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
summary
[ˈsʌmərɪ]2.adj (dismissal, treatment, justice) → sommario/a; (perusal) → sbrigativo/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
summary
(ˈsaməri
) – plural ˈsummaries – noun a shortened form of a statement, story etc giving only the main points. A summary of his speech was printed in the newspaper. opsomming خُلاصَه، تَلْخيص обобщение resumo stručný obsah die Zusammenfassung resumé; sammenfatning σύνοψη, περίληψηresumen kokkuvõte خلاصه yhteenveto résuméסיכום सक्षिप्त, संरसरी sažetak, glavni sadržaj összefoglalás ringkasan samantekt riassunto 要約 요약 santrauka, reziumė kopsavilkums; pārskats ringkasan samenvattingresymé, sammendragstreszczenie خلاصه resumo rezumat, sumar краткое изложение stručný obsah povzetek rezime sammanfattning, sammandrag ใจความสรุป özet 概要 короткий виклад, зведення خلاصہ bản tóm tắt 概要
ˈsummarize, ˈsummarise verb to make a summary of. He summarized the arguments. opsom يُلَخِّص обобщавам resumir shrnout zusammenfassen sammenfatte συνοψίζωresumir kokkuvõtet tegema خلاصه كردن tehdä yhteenveto résumer לסַכֵּם सारोंश प्रस्तुत करना, सार प्रस्तुत करना sažeti što, ukratko reći összefoglal meringkas segja frá í stuttu máli riassumere 要約する 요약하다 apibendrinti summēt; apkopot meringkaskan samenvattenoppsummere, lage et resymé streszczać خلاصه کول resumir a rezuma суммировать zhrnúť povzeti rezimirati sammanfatta, göra en sammanfattning สรุป özetlemek 概括 підсумовувати; резюмувати خلاصہ کرنا tón tắt sơ lược 概括
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
summary
→ خُلاصَة shrnutí sammenfatningZusammenfassungσύνοψηresumen yhteenvetorésumé sažetakriassunto 要約 요약samenvattingoppsummeringstreszczenieresumoкраткое изложениеA Plot Summary Chart
sammanfattning ใจความสรุปözet tóm tắt总结Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
summary
n. sumario, historia clínica del paciente;___ of hospital records → sumario del expediente.
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