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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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  synopsis
     Γαλλικά n.
     η σύνοψη

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  synopsis
     French n.
     1 a general overview or synoptic table of a topic
     2 (lb fr media) Plot summary of a movie
     Latin n.
     1 list
     2 #English, overview

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Synopsis
     German n.
     f synopsis

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  synopsis
     n.
     1 (lb en authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written
  work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a
  work.
     2 A reference work containing brief articles that taken together give
  an overview of an entire field.
     3 (lb en Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the
  church.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  synopsis
     French n.
     1 a general overview or synoptic table of a topic
     2 (lb fr media) Plot summary of a movie
     Latin n.
     1 list
     2 #English, overview

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Synopsis
     German n.
     f synopsis

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  synopsis
     French n.
     1 a general overview or synoptic table of a topic
     2 (lb fr media) Plot summary of a movie
     Latin n.
     1 list
     2 #English, overview

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Synopsis
     German n.
     f synopsis

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  synopsis
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys kirjallisuustiede k=en) tiivistelmä, yhteenveto, synopsis

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  synopsis
     n.
     (tagg litteratur kat=media text=film, tv) sammanfattning av
  handlingen i en bok, film, tv-program eller dylikt

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  synopsis
     n.
     (tagg litteratur kat=media text=film, tv) sammanfattning av
  handlingen i en bok, film, tv-program eller dylikt

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Synopsis /sɪnˈɒpsɪs/
  الخلاصة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  synopsis //sɪˈnɑpsɪs// //sɪˈnɒpsɪs// 
  обзо́р, резюме́
  brief summary

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  synopsis /sɪnˈɒpsɪs/
  shrnutí děje

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  synopsis /sɪnˈɒpsɪs/ 
  souhrn

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  synopsis /sɪnˈɒpsɪs/ 
  přehled

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  synopsis /sɪnˈɒpsɪs/
  kurze Inhaltsangabe ([+ gen]) , Übersicht 
           Note: über etw., Überblick  [art]  [lit.]
           Note: über etw.
     Synonym: summary
  
           Note: of sth.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  synopsis /sɪnˈɒpsɪs/
  Kurzbeschreibung , Kurzdarstellung , Kurzfassung 
     Synonyms: brief description, abstract
  
   see: brief descriptions, abstracts, synopses, precis
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  synopsis /sɪnˈɒpsɪs/
  Synopse 
     Synonym: textual comparison
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  synopsis /sɪnˈɒpsɪs/
  Zusammenschau 
     Synonyms: abstract, survey
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  synopsis //sɪˈnɑpsɪs// //sɪˈnɒpsɪs// 
  tiivistelmä, synopsis, yhteenveto
  brief summary

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  synopsis /sɪnˈɒpsɪs/ 
  1. संक्षेप, कथासार
        "Isabel is submitted the synopsis of her thesis."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  synopsis /sɪnˈɒpsɪs/
  kratki sadržaj, pregled, sinopsis

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  synopsis //sɪˈnɑpsɪs// //sɪˈnɒpsɪs// 
  あらすじ, 大意, 梗概, 概要
  brief summary

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  synopsis /sı'nɔpsıs/ 
  konspektas, trumpa apžvalga

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  synopsis /sɪˈnɒpsɪs/ 
    streszczenie

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  synopsis /sɪnˈɒpsɪs/ 
  sinopse, resumo

From English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-rom ]

  synopsis /sɪnˈɒpsɪs/
  1. rezultat
  2. expunere sumară

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  synopsis //sɪˈnɑpsɪs// //sɪˈnɒpsɪs// 
  sammandrag, sammanfattning, synopsis
  brief summary

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  synopsis /sɪnˈɒpsɪs/
  1. (çoğ.) -ses) özet, hulâsa, icmal.

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  synopsis /si.nɔp.sis/ 
  Zusammenfassung, Übersicht
  Résumé d’un film

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  synopsis /si.nɔp.sis/ 
  sinossi 2.
  Ouvrage présentant les grandes lignes d’un sujet donné
   3.
  Résumé d’un film

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  synopsis /si.nɔp.sis/ 
  sinopsis
  Résumé d’un film

From Nederlands-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-bul ]

  synopsis /sˈinɔpsˌɪs/ 
  обзо́р
  een beknopte weergave, een overzicht

From Nederlands-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-ell ]

  synopsis /sˈinɔpsˌɪs/ 
  περίληψη
  een beknopte weergave, een overzicht

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  synopsis /sˈinɔpsˌɪs/ 
  sinopsis
  een beknopte weergave, een overzicht

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  synopsis
  synopsis

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/sɪˈnɑpsɪs/

From IPA:fi :   [ IPA:fi ]

  

synopsis/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/sinɔpsis/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "synopsis":
     abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgement, abridgment,
     abstract, apercu, apocope, breviary, brief, capsule, compend,
     compendium, compression, condensation, condensed version,
     conspectus, curtailment, digest, draft, elision, ellipsis, epitome,
     epitomization, foreshortening, head, outline, overview, pandect,
     precis, recap, recapitulation, reduction, resume, retrenchment,
     review, rubric, shortened version, shortening, skeleton, sketch,
     summary, summation, survey, syllabus, syncope, telescoping,
     thumbnail sketch, topical outline, truncation
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 概要,摘要,大意;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 概要,摘要,大意

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