"in a word" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in a word, {{en-PP}} in a word
  1. (abbreviative action or effect): In summarization: briefly, concisely, summarily, in short; to sum up Translations (briefly, concisely): əlqərəz (Azerbaijani), xülasə (Azerbaijani), sözün qısası (Azerbaijani), müxtəsər (Azerbaijani), bir sözlə (Azerbaijani), 總之 (Chinese Mandarin), 总之 (zǒngzhī) (Chinese Mandarin), sanalla sanottuna (Finnish), lyhyesti sanoen (Finnish), en un mot (French), í stuttu máli (Icelandic), í einu orði (Icelandic), í einu orði sagt (Icelandic), žodžiu [masculine] (Lithuanian), jednym słowem (Polish), numa palavra (Portuguese), одни́м сло́вом (odním slóvom) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-in_a_word-en-prep_phrase-F~ADSe31 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'briefly, concisely': 72 28
  2. (cumulative action or effect): In summation: all in all, altogether, in total, overall, to sum up
    Sense id: en-in_a_word-en-prep_phrase-wRQ5rnGu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 60
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      "word": "əlqərəz"
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      "word": "í einu orði"
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