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PRECIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Synonyms:
abstract; outline; precis; synopsis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("precis" is a kind of...):
sum-up; summary (a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "precis"):
brief (a condensed written summary or abstract)
apercu (a short synopsis)
epitome (a brief abstract (as of an article or book))
Derivation:
precis (make a summary (of))
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they precis ... he / she / it precises
Past simple: precised
-ing form: precising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "precis" is one way to...):
resume; sum up; summarise; summarize (give a summary (of))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
precis (a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)