A ~ is a short written or spoken account of something, which gives the important points but not the details. (FORMAL)
A ~ of the manuscript was sent to the magazine New Idea.
= summary
N-COUNT: oft N of n
A ~ is a short written or spoken account of something, which gives the important points but not the details. (FORMAL)
A ~ of the manuscript was sent to the magazine New Idea.
= summary
N-COUNT: oft N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012