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==Origin==
Late Latin, from [[Greek]], [[literally]], comprehensive view, from ''synopsesthai'' to be going to see [[together]], from ''syn''- + ''opsesthai'' to be going to see
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 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.
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
Late Latin, from [[Greek]], [[literally]], comprehensive view, from ''synopsesthai'' to be going to see [[together]], from ''syn''- + ''opsesthai'' to be going to see
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 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.
[[Category: General Reference]]