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PRECIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

abstract; outline; precis; synopsis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("precis" 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 "precis"):

brief (a condensed written summary or abstract)

apercu (a short synopsis)

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

Derivation:

precis (make a summary (of))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a summary (of)

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "precis" is one way to...):

resume; sum up; summarise; summarize (give a summary (of))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

precis (a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)

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