summarization

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/ˌsʌməɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

The act of summarizing.

“Jim is very adept at summarization.”

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summarisation
OriginEnglish summarize →
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Meanings

nounsummarization (countable and uncountable, plural summarizations)

plural summarizations · alternative summarisation

  1. countableThe act of summarizing.

    Jim is very adept at summarization.

  2. uncountableThe process of summarizing.

    After summarization, these documents seem much simpler.

  3. countableA summary; the result of summarizing.

    Jim's summarization of the incident was very useful.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly

Similar
summarisation
Broader
reportaccount
Also see
recap

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishsummary
  2. Englishsummarize
  3. Englishsummarization

From summarize + -ation.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic تَلْخِيص
  • تَلْخِيص (talḵīṣ)the act of summarizing
Persian خلاصه سازی, تلخیص
  • خلاصه سازی (xolâse-sâzi)the act of summarizing
  • تلخیص (talxis)the act of summarizing
Polish podsumowanie
  • podsumowaniethe act of summarizing
Portuguese sumarização
  • sumarizaçãothe act of summarizing
Russian суммариза́ция
  • суммариза́ция (summarizácija)the act of summarizing
Ukrainian сумування
  • сумування (sumuvannja)the act of summarizing
Cite this entry
APA

summarization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summarization

MLA

“summarization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summarization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “summarization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summarization.

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