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Précis

//ˈpɹeɪsi// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view.

    "I know she goes in for giving a rapid precis of all her guests."

Verb
  1. 1
    to write a précis of a work; to summarise, abridge

    "If the inital ^([sic]) passage consists of a series of paragraphs, each with a one-sentence summary, the individual's success in managing to précis the essential content of the message can then be assessed"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French précis (“summary”), from a substantive use of its adjectival sense "precise". Doublet of precise.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French précis (“summary”), from a substantive use of its adjectival sense "precise". Doublet of precise.

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