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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrésumé
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁe.zy.me/
"Il a lu un résumé du livre au lieu de le lire en entier."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A concise summary or abstract of a longer, often complex literary work or subject matter, traditionally used by students for quick review.
"Instead of reading the entire novel over the weekend, he relied on CliffNotes to pass the Monday morning literature quiz." - 2
A simplified or brief explanation of a complicated concept, situation, or set of instructions.
"Can you give me the CliffNotes version of the new company policy before the meeting?"
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the proprietary name 'Cliff's Notes', a series of student study guides founded in 1958 by Clifton Keith Hillegass, which provided concise summaries and analyses of literary works. Over time, the capitalized trademark transitioned into a genericized eponym used widely in American English to describe any condensed summary or overview of a complex topic.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "CliffNotes" is said worldwide
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résumé
Transliteration: /ʁe.zy.me/
"Il a lu un résumé du livre au lieu de le lire en entier."
Zusammenfassung
Transliteration: /ˈtsuːsamənˌfasʊŋ/
"Er hat eine Zusammenfassung des Romans gelesen."
riassunto
Transliteration: /riasˈsunto/
"Ha usato un riassunto per prepararsi all'esame di letteratura."
resumen
Transliteration: /resuˈmen/
"Leyó un resumen del libro antes del examen."
resumo
Transliteration: /ʁeˈzumu/
"Ele leu um resumo da obra literária para a aula."
सारांश
Transliteration: sārānsh
"उसने पूरी किताब पढ़ने के बजाय केवल सारांश पढ़ा।"
内容提要
Transliteration: nèiróng tíyào
"考试前他只读了这本小说的内容提要。"
요약본
Transliteration: yoyakbon
"그는 책 전체를 읽는 대신 요약본을 이용했다."
要約
Transliteration: yōyaku
"彼は小説を読む代わりに要約を使いました。"
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