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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Synopsis \Syn*op"sis\, n.; pl. Synopses. [L., from Gr. ?; sy`n
with, together + ? a sight, view, from the root seen in E.
optic.]
A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged
as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or
summary of a discourse; a syllabus; a conspectus.
[1913 Webster]
That the reader may see in one view the exactness of
the method, as well as force of the argument, I shall
here draw up a short synopsis of this epistle. --Bp.
Warburton.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Abridgment; compendium; epitome; abstract; summary;
syllabus; conspectus. See Abridgment.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Synopsis \Syn*op"sis\, n.; pl. Synopses. [L., from Gr. ?; sy`n
with, together + ? a sight, view, from the root seen in E.
optic.]
A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged
as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or
summary of a discourse; a syllabus; a conspectus.
That the reader may see in one view the exactness of
the method, as well as force of the argument, I shall
here draw up a short synopsis of this epistle. --Bp.
Warburton.
Syn: Abridgment; compendium; epitome; abstract; summary;
syllabus; conspectus. See Abridgment.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
synopsis
n : a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or
theory [syn: outline, abstract, precis]
[also: synopses (pl)]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
synopses
See synopsis
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
synopses
Latin n.
(inflection of la synopsis nom//acc//voc p)
n.
(plural of en synopsis)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
synopses
n.
(plural of en synopsis)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
synopses
Latin n.
(inflection of la synopsis nom//acc//voc p)
n.
(plural of en synopsis)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
synopses
Latin n.
(inflection of la synopsis nom//acc//voc p)
n.
(plural of en synopsis)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Synopses /sˈɪnɒpsɪz/
الخلاصات
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
synopses /sˈɪnɒpsɪz/
osnovy
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
synopses /sˈɪnɒpsɪz/
synopse
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
synopses /sˈɪnɒpsɪz/
Kurzbeschreibungen , Kurzdarstellungen , Kurzfassungen
Synonyms: brief descriptions, abstracts
see: brief description, abstract, synopsis, precis
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