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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
Late Latin, from [[Greek]], [[literally]], comprehensive view, from ''synopsesthai'' to be going to see [[together]], from ''syn''- + ''opsesthai'' to be going to see | Late Latin, from [[Greek]], [[literally]], comprehensive view, from ''synopsesthai'' to be going to see [[together]], from ''syn''- + ''opsesthai'' to be going to see | ||
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1: a condensed [[statement]] or [[outline]] (as of a [[narrative]] or treatise) : [[abstract]] | *1: a condensed [[statement]] or [[outline]] (as of a [[narrative]] or treatise) : [[abstract]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:49, 13 December 2020
Origin
Late Latin, from Greek, literally, comprehensive view, from synopsesthai to be going to see together, from syn- + opsesthai to be going to see
Definitions
- 1: a condensed statement or outline (as of a narrative or treatise) : abstract
- 2: the abbreviated conjugation of a verb in one person only
Description
A synopsis is 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.
