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synopsis noun [ sɪˈnɒpsɪs ]

• a brief summary or general survey of something.
• "a synopsis of the insurance cover provided is set out below"
Similar: summary, precis, résumé, abstract, outline, condensation, digest, summarization, summing-up, rundown, round-up, abridgement, review, sketch, compendium, conspectus,
Origin: early 17th century: via late Latin from Greek, from sun- ‘together’ + opsis ‘seeing’.


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