precis
noun
[ ˈpreɪsi ]
• a summary or abstract of a text or speech.
Similar:
summary,
synopsis,
résumé,
abstract,
outline,
summarization,
summation,
abridgement,
digest,
condensation,
abbreviation,
survey,
overview,
rundown,
run-through,
sketch,
tour d'horizon,
wrap-up,
headnote,
brief,
conspectus,
summa,
epitome,
compendium,
precis
verb
• make a precis of (a text or speech).
Similar:
summarize,
sum up,
give the main points of,
abridge,
condense,
shorten,
synopsize,
abstract,
outline,
compress,
abbreviate,
epitomize,
Origin:
mid 18th century: from French précis, literally ‘precise’ (adjective used as a noun).
