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Synonyms
sum·ma·tion (sə-mā́shən)

[New Latin summātiō, summātiōn-, from Late Latin summātus past participle of summāre, to sum up, from Latin summa, sum; see sum1.]

noun 

  1. The act or process of adding; addition.
  2. A sum or aggregate.
  3. A concluding part of a speech or argument containing a summary of principal points, especially of a case before a court of law.
  4. Physiology The process by which multiple or repeated stimuli can produce a response in a nerve, muscle, or other part that one stimulus alone cannot produce.