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  • 21summing-up — noun (plural summings up) Date: 1658 the act or statement of one who sums up …

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  • 22summing-up — /sum ing up /, n., pl. summings up. a summation or statement made for the purpose of reviewing the basic concepts or principles of an argument, story, explanation, testimony, or the like, and usually presented at the end. [1780 90; sum up + ING1] …

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  • 23Summing up — Retsbelæring, opsummering …

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  • 24summing-up — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A condensation of the essential or main points of something: recapitulation, rundown, run through, sum, summary, summation, wrap up. Informal: recap. See WORDS …

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  • 25summing-up — sum|ming up [ ,sʌmıŋ ʌp ] noun count a statement in which someone gives a short account of something …

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  • 26summing — n. adding (Mathematics); act of summarizing sÊŒm n. amount that is determined by adding two or more numbers; whole amount, entire quantity; unspecified amount; essence, gist; group of numbers to be added up; summary v. add (Mathematics);… …

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  • 27summing up — summary, conclusion …

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  • 28summing-up — noun a summary. ↘Law a judge s review of evidence at the end of a case, with a direction to the jury regarding points of law …

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  • 29summing-up — sum′ming up′ n. pl. sum•mings up a concluding summation or statement reviewing the basic ideas or principles of an argument, explanation, testimony, etc • Etymology: 1780–90 …

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  • 30summing-up — /sʌmɪŋ ˈʌp/ (say suming up) noun 1. a recapitulation or review of the leading points of an argument or the like. 2. the survey of the evidence given by a judge to a jury before it withdraws to consider its verdict …