The difference between Summary and The long and short
When used as nouns, summary means an abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material, whereas the long and short means the gist.
Summary is also adjective with the meaning: concise, brief or presented in a condensed form.
check bellow for the other definitions of Summary and The long and short
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Summary as an adjective:
Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form
Examples:
"A summary review is in the appendix."
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Summary as an adjective:
Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.
Examples:
"They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people."
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Summary as an adjective (legal):
Performed by cutting the procedures of a standard and fair trial.
Examples:
"Summary justice is bad justice."
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Summary as a noun:
An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
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The long and short as a noun (usually followed by [[of]]):
The gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features.
Examples:
"The speech went on for hours, but the long and short of it is that not much has changed since last year."