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College Writing Skills, Media Edition, 5/e
John Langan, Atlantic Community College
Writing a Summary

Key Terms

abstract
the reduction of material in an original work to its main points and key supporting details; also called a précis or summary


précis
the reduction of material in an original work to its main points and key supporting details; also called a summary or abstract


summary
the reduction of material in an original work to its main points and key supporting details; also called a précis or abstract










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