précis

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

to write a précis of a work; to summarise, abridge

Synonyms

summary

abridgment

Translations

Inhaltsangabe

Zusammenfassung

περίληψη

résumé

riassunto

resumo

resumen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹeɪsi/

Etymology

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