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Burb vs Summary - What's the difference?

burb | summary |

As nouns the difference between burb and summary

is that burb is (colloquial|chiefly|in the plural) short form of suburb while summary is an abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

As an adjective summary is

concise, brief or presented in a condensed form.

burb

English

Alternative forms

'burb

Noun

(en noun)
  • (colloquial, chiefly, in the plural) Short form of suburb .

    • summary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form
    • A summary review is in the appendix.
  • Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.
    • They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people.
  • (legal) Performed by cutting the procedures of a standard and fair trial.
    • Summary justice is bad justice.

    Noun

    (wikipedia summary) (summaries)
  • An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

    • Synonyms

    * upshot, bottom line, short form (slang)

    Derived terms

    * executive summary * management summary