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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
synopsis \synop"sis\, n.; pl. synopses. l., from gr. ?; sy`n
with, together + ? a sight, view, from the root seen in e.
optic.
a general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged
as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or
summary of a discourse; a syllabus; a conspectus.
1913 webster
that the reader may see in one view the exactness of
the method, as well as force of the argument, i shall
here draw up a short synopsis of this epistle. --bp.
warburton.
1913 webster
syn: abridgment; compendium; epitome; abstract; summary;
syllabus; conspectus. see abridgment.
1913 webster synoptic
see also:
synopses abridgment
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
synopsis
n : a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or
theory syn: outline, abstract, precis
also: synopses pl
see also:
outline abstract precis synopses
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
50 moby thesaurus words for "synopsis":
abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgement, abridgment,
abstract, apercu, apocope, breviary, brief, capsule, compend,
compendium, compression, condensation, condensed version,
conspectus, curtailment, digest, draft, elision, ellipsis, epitome,
epitomization, foreshortening, head, outline, overview, pandect,
precis, recap, recapitulation, reduction, resume, retrenchment,
review, rubric, shortened version, shortening, skeleton, sketch,
summary, summation, survey, syllabus, syncope, telescoping,
thumbnail sketch, topical outline, truncation
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