Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A concise summary of a book, article, or other text; an abstract.
- v. To make a précis of.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A concise statement; a summary; an abstract.
- n. The act or process of drawing up a précis or abstract.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a summary.
WordNet 3.0
- v. make a summary (of)
- n. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Etymologies
- From French précis ("precise"), substantive use of the adjective. (Wiktionary)
- French, from Old French precis, condensed; see precise. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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