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Terse vs Summarised - What's the difference?

terse | summarised | Related terms |

Terse is a related term of summarised.


As verbs the difference between terse and summarised

is that terse is while summarised is (summarise).

terse

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (obsolete) Polished, burnished; smooth; fine, neat, spruce.
  • (of speech or style) Brief, concise, to the point.
  • * 1907 , , title page:
    • "A consise and comprehensive dictionary of general knowledge consisting of over 16,000 terse and original articles on nearly all subjects discussed in larger encyclopaedias,"
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=June 4, author=Lewis Smith, work=the Guardian
    • , title= Queen's English Society says enuf is enough, innit? , passage=Having attempted to identify a role for the society and its magazine, Quest, "for the next 40 years", the society chairman, Rhea Williams, decided it was time to close. She announced the group's demise in a terse message to members following the annual meeting, which just 22 people attended.}}
  • Abruptly or brusquely short.

    • Synonyms

    * abrupt * brusque * concise * curt * succinct * laconic * See also

    Antonyms

    * verbose * prolix

    Derived terms

    * tersely * terseness

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    summarised

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (summarise)

    • summarise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * summarize (US )

    Verb

    (summaris)
  • To prepare a summary of something
    • Jim was asked to summarise the document by Wednesday.
  • To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review
    • After the meeting, Jim summarised the major decisions made.

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