(n.) The act of recapitulating; a summary, or concise statement or enumeration, of the principal points, facts, or statements, in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay.

abbreviation abridgment abstract account accounts apocope body count capitulation census compression condensation conspectus copy core count critique curtailment dwelling upon elaboration elision ellipsis epitome essence foreshortening gist going over head count inventory iteration main point meat nose count pith practicing precis reaffirmation recap recital reckoning recount recountal recounting reduction rehash rehearsal reissue reiteration repertory reprint restatement resume retelling retrenchment review run-through rundown shortening statement substance sum sum and substance summary summation summing summing up syncope synopsis telescoping truncation