how to pronounce summary

/ˈsʌmɚiː/

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summary is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of summary in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… prisons and summary executions marks as …”

meaning of summary

Summary is a short account of a book, play, or other work.

summary frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word summary occurs in english on average 15.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics summary can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that summary can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;