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Etymology

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From summarise +‎ -ation.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌsʌməɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Noun

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summarisation (countable and uncountable, plural summarisations)

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

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