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Noun precis has 1 sense

• precis(n = noun.communication) abstract, outline, synopsis - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory; Array
is a kind of sum-up, summary
has particulars: brief, apercu, epitome
Derived form verb precis₁

Verb precis has 1 sense

• precis(v = verb.communication) Array - make a summary (of); Array
is one way to resume, sum up, summarise, summarize
Derived form noun precis₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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precis

abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, apocope, brief, capsule, compend, compression, condensation, condensed version, conspectus, curtailment, digest, draft, elision, ellipsis, epitome, foreshortening, head, outline, overview, pandect, recap, recapitulation, reduction, retrenchment, review, rubric, shortened version, shortening, skeleton, sketch, summary, summation, survey, syllabus, syncope, synopsis, telescoping, thumbnail sketch, topical outline, truncation

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Compendium

N compend, compendium, abstract, precis, epitome, multum in parvo, analysis, pandect, digest, sum and substance, brief, abridgment, summary, apercu, draft, minute, note, excerpt, synopsis, textbook, conspectus, outlines, syllabus, contents, heads, prospectus, album, scrap book, note book, memorandum book, commonplace book, extracts, excerpta, cuttings, fugitive pieces, fugitive writing, spicilegium, flowers, anthology, collectanea, analecta, compilation, recapitulation, resume, review, abbreviation, abbreviature, contraction, shortening, compression, compendious, synoptic, analectic, abrege, abridged, variorum, in short, in epitome, in substance, in few words, it lies in a nutshell.

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