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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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