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| comp., MS | crynodeb (A short summary of the contents of a document that gives the reader a quick overview of its topic and purpose) |
| English thesaurus | |
| abbr., IT | abs |
| abbr., oil | abst |
| invest., abbr. | abs. |
| law | summary; A summary of what a court or government agency does. In Traffic, document that is sent to the Department of Motor Vehicles DMV to update driving record |
| lit. | A piece of writing summarized, sometimes at the beginning of an essay. Alternatively the word can refer to language that describes unusual imagery. see also abstract diction, abstract language |