précis

[ prey-see, prey-see ]

noun

, plural pré·cis [prey-, seez, prey, -seez].

1. a concise summary.

   Synonyms: abstract, condensation, digest

verb (used with object)

1. to make a précis of.

precis

/ ˈpreɪsiː /

noun

1. a summary of the essentials of a text; abstract

verb

1. tr to make a precis of

Word History and Origins

Origin of précis¹

1750–60; < French, noun use of adj., literally, cut short. See precise

Word History and Origins

Origin of précis¹

C18: from French: precise

Example Sentences

And earlier that day, the 43-year-old had earned the précis, breaking up a skirmish by the Staten Island Ferry.

From The Daily Beast

There follows a précis of their conversation, to save you the emotional and intellectual distress of actually watching.

From The Daily Beast

Singing School is so lean and mean, any précis calls for a spoiler alert.

From The Daily Beast

Write a précis of each Letter, received or sent, in chronological order.

From Project Gutenberg

Apparently he had given her a précis of his life's history amazingly on the lines of a concentrated military despatch.

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This catalogue (nearly 600 pages) is a marvellous précis of the works of the human spirit.

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The foregoing pages have given it as it were in précis, rather than in any fuller fashion.

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The above is a condensed précis of all that was said in the Constitutional Convention on this vital matter.

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