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    SYNOPSIS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected form: synopses  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theoryplay

    Synonyms:

    abstract; outline; precis; synopsis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("synopsis" is a kind of...):

    sum-up; summary (a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "synopsis"):

    brief (a condensed written summary or abstract)

    apercu (a short synopsis)

    epitome (a brief abstract (as of an article or book))

    Derivation:

    synoptic (presenting a summary or general view of a whole)

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