summae

noun

plural of summa
as in summaries
a short statement of the main points the director's book is basically a summa of his views on the nature of the theatrical experience

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  1. summaries
  2. outlines
Noun
  • The constitutional amendment would add safeguards to ensure fair ballot summaries and require an 80% vote in the state Legislature to reverse laws passed through citizen initiatives.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The library spans over 2,000 titles across productivity, leadership, psychology, health, and personal finance, with new summaries added regularly.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of summaries
Noun
  • Compressed color values—in contrast to the wide modulations in tone that Cassatt allowed elsewhere—heighten the sense of mass, while unexpected bright blue outlines seal their contours.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Alternatively, the president could start over and build a plan consistent with the doctrine’s outlines.
    — KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026
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