précis

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A concise summary of a book, article, or other text; an abstract.
2. v. To make a précis of.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A concise statement; a summary; an abstract.
2. n. The act or process of drawing up a précis or abstract.

Wiktionary

1. n. A concise or abridged statement or view.
2. v. to write a précis of a work; to summarise, abridge

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a summary.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. make a summary (of)
2. n. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory