synopsis
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- 13
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Definition of synopsis
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
“The following Synopsis is intended as a monograph of those species of the order hitherto discovered…”
“In the following synopsis of the history of the United States the principal events are briefly mentioned…”
“A Synopsis, on the other hand, should be short enough and general enough so that a person who has not yet begun to study the language can follow it…”
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noun
-
A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
“The following Synopsis is intended as a monograph of those species of the order hitherto discovered…”
“In the following synopsis of the history of the United States the principal events are briefly mentioned…”
“A Synopsis, on the other hand, should be short enough and general enough so that a person who has not yet begun to study the language can follow it…”
- A reference work containing brief articles that taken together give an overview of an entire field.
- A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Late Latin synopsis, itself from Ancient Greek σύνοψις (súnopsis), from σύν (sún, “with or whole”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”) meaning whole view.
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