Dictionary

summarization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌsʌməɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Etymology

Etymology tree English summary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English summarize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English summarization From summarize + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable) The act of summarizing.
   • Jim is very adept at summarization.
2. (uncountable) The process of summarizing.
   • After summarization, these documents seem much simpler.
3. (countable) A summary; the result of summarizing.
   • Jim's summarization of the incident was very useful.

Forms

Translations (7)

pl podsumowanie (the act of summarizing) · ru суммариза́ция (the act of summarizing) · uk сумування (the act of summarizing) · fa خلاصه سازی (the act of summarizing) · fa تلخیص (the act of summarizing) · ar تَلْخِيص (the act of summarizing) · pt sumarização (the act of summarizing)