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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesresumo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: resumo
"Ele fez um resumo da reunião."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A brief statement or account of the main points of something.
"At the end of the lecture, the professor gave a short summary of the key concepts."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin summarium, meaning 'an abridgment or epitome', which originates from Latin summus meaning 'highest' or 'top' (as in summing up or bringing to a head). It entered the English language in the late 14th century through Old French, initially retaining its adjectival sense before evolving into the standard noun for a brief statement of essential points.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Summary" is said worldwide
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résumé
Transliteration: résumé
"Voici un résumé du rapport."
Zusammenfassung
Transliteration: Zusammenfassung
"Hier ist eine kurze Zusammenfassung."
sommario
Transliteration: sommario
"Leggi il sommario del capitolo."
resumen
Transliteration: resumen
"El libro incluye un resumen al final."
resumo
Transliteration: resumo
"Ele fez um resumo da reunião."
सारांश
Transliteration: sārāṁś
"यह लेख का सारांश है।"
总结
Transliteration: zǒngjié
"请写一份会议总结。"
요약
Transliteration: yoyak
"보고서의 요약을 읽어보세요."
要約
Transliteration: yōyaku
"これがその文章の要約です。"
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