Synopsis

Origin

Late Latin, from Greek, literally, comprehensive view, from synopsesthai to be going to see together, from syn- + opsesthai to be going to see

• 1603

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.