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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | summary |
| Synonyms: | addition, aggregate, sum |
| Notes: | a paraphrase is a restatement or rewording of a text or passage for the purpose of clarification; a summary is a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; a summation is a summary or argument reviewing the principal points made and expressing conclusions |
| Main Entry: | calculation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | computing, estimating amount |
| Synonyms: | adding, arithmetic, ciphering, computation, counting, dividing, estimate, estimation, figuring, forecast, judgment, multiplying, prediction, reckoning, subtracting, summation, totaling |
| Main Entry: | conspectus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | summary |
| Synonyms: | abstract, digest, outline, overview, précis, resume, review, rundown, summation, synopsis |
| Main Entry: | ending |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion |
| Synonyms: | catastrophe, cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, consummation, coup de grace, culmination, denouement, desistance, dissolution, epilogue, expiration, finale, finish, lapse, omega, outcome, period, resolution, stop, summation, swan song, termination, terminus, upshot, wane, windup |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, introduction, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | epilogue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | afterword |
| Synonyms: | coda, concluding speech, conclusion, ending, finale, follow-up, peroration, postlude, postscript, sequel, summation, swan song |
| Antonyms: | foreword, introduction, preface |
| Main Entry: | epitome |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abbreviation |
| Synonyms: | abridgment, abstract, brief, compendium, condensation, conspectus, contraction, digest, précis, recapitulation, résumé, summary, summation, syllabus, synopsis |
| Antonyms: | addition, enlargement, expansion, extension, increase, unabridgement |
| Main Entry: | finale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ending of an event |
| Synonyms: | afterpiece, blow-off, button, cessation, chaser, climax, close, closer, conclusion, consummation, crowning glory, culmination, denouement, end, end piece, epilogue, finis, finish, last act, payoff, peroration, summation, swan song, termination, windup |
| Notes: | final means occurring at or forming an end or not to be altered or undone, while a finale is the concluding part of any performance |
| Antonyms: | beginning, debut, first act, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | reckoning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | computation, account |
| Synonyms: | IOU, adding, addition, arithmetic, bad news, bill, calculation, charge, check, ciphering, cost, count, counting, debt, due, estimate, estimation, fee, figuring, grunt*, invoice, score, settlement, statement, summation, tab, working |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | résumé |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outline of experience |
| Synonyms: | CV, abstract, bio, biography, curriculum vitae, digest, epitome, précis, recapitulation, review, rundown, sum, summary, summation, summing-up, synopsis, vita, work history |
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