[f. next + -ATION.] The action or process of summarizing; an instance of this.
1865. J. Grote, Explor. Philos., I. 35. There are all kinds of abbreviations and summarizations by the help of language.
1884. trans. Lotze’s Logic, 125. Classifications would belong entirely to applied logic if they aimed at nothing more than complete summarisation.
1900. Pall Mall Gaz., 13 Oct., 12. A concise summarization of the present state of things in China.
