narrative summary
Plot in brief
A narrative summary condenses a longer work—a book, film, report, or event—into its essential story or argument.
Unlike a simple list of facts, it preserves the flow and sequence of what happened: The executive requested a narrative summary of the project's development.
The term appears frequently in academic, legal, and business contexts where readers need the gist without the full account.
- synopsisCondensed version of content
- overviewBroad general summary
- recapBrief review of events
- retellingNarrating something anew
- long story shortPhrase introducing a summary
condensed · cliff notes · storyline · plot · story arc · digest · abridgment · gist · main points · essence · big picture · highlights · book report · chronicle · account · telling · arc · abstract
narrative summaryfull text
Complete original wording
original text · unabridged edition · detailed narrative · director's cut
narrative summarybullet points
Marked summary elements
raw data · data table · outline · itemized list · schematic
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