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summarization

noun
sum·​ma·​ri·​za·​tion | \ ˌsə-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce summarization (audio) , ˌsəm-rə-\

Definition of summarization

1 : the act of summarizing
2 : summary
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Examples of summarization in a Sentence

what you wrote goes way beyond a summarization of the speech

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 This film begs for a viewing unencumbered by lengthy summarization. — Lindsey Bahr, Detroit Free Press, "Review: ‘Mother!’ will haunt and mesmerize you," 14 Sep. 2017 The visual burned into the imagination of a young George Lucas, who would lift those imagery, thrills, and summarization tactics from Flash Gordon for his 1977 space opera Star Wars. — Matt Patches, Esquire, "A Definitive Ranking of the Star Wars Opening Title Crawls," 27 May 2015

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First Known Use of summarization

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of summarization was in 1865

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