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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pr'ecis \Pr['e]'cis"\ (pr[asl]'s[=e]"), noun [F. See {Precise}.] A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a summary.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
precis
noun: a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory [syn: {outline}, {synopsis}, {abstract}]
verb: make a summary (of)
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "precis": abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, apocope, brief, capsule, compend, compression, condensation, condensed version, conspectus, curtailment, digest, draft, elision, ellipsis, epitome, foreshortening, head, outline, overview, pandect, recap, recapitulation, reduction, retrenchment, review, rubric, shortened version, shortening, skeleton, sketch, summary, summation, survey, syllabus, syncope, synopsis, telescoping, thumbnail sketch, topical outline, truncation
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