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in sum

in sum prepositional phrase: briefly; summarily; in a few words; to sum up; in summary.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Briefly; summarily; in a few words; to sum up; in summary.
    • In sum, the New Testament came to teach a principle of nonretaliation or nonrevenge (Matt. 26:50–52), […]2007, Frank K. Flinn, Encyclopedia of Catholicism, page 403

Questions about in sum

What does in sum mean?
In sum means briefly; summarily; in a few words; to sum up; in summary.
What part of speech is in sum?
In sum is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in sum in the dictionary

  1. in stock
  2. in store
  3. in stride
  4. in style
  5. in succession
  6. in sum
  7. in summary
  8. in sunder
  9. in suspense
  10. in sync
  11. in tact

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