précis
- noun
- /ˈpreɪsi/
- Formal
- The professor asked her students to write a précis summarizing the arguments presented in the lecture.
Examples
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Teachers and text writers who seek concrete suggestions for teaching vocabulary to young children may find the following précis or relevant articles useful.
Academic text (1990) -
Wouldn't it be easier to start with a précis of world history for the past century and a half?
Fiction book (2001) -
Here we provide full content for the first two and a précis for all the others.
Academic text (2010) -
So far, no one has given a clear précis of either one, so I must assume no one understands either one.
Blog text (18) -
Just give him a rundown on the sub and a précis of the stuff in your hand.
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After reviewing all the data for each man, a précis of each interview was created (Fullilove, 1998).
Academic text (2007) -
Allard's first chapter constitutes a very personal précis of Indian experience with the white man, especially for Plains Indians, the communities he knows best.
Fiction book (2002) -
Two compelling demographic shifts in pre-collegiate and post-secondary education provide the genesis for this discussion précis.
Academic text (2000) -
Even a highly superficial précis of Konacari, essential for a further analysis of the text, reveals its double intertextual structuring.
Academic text (1996) -
Before the meeting, please prepare a précis of the report so everyone knows the main points.
Synonyms
218
2.7
A short statement giving the main points without details
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2.7
A short plan that shows the main points of something
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4.2
A short written summary of a longer document
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4.7
A short summary of the main points of a book or article
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5.5
A short summary of the main points of a paper
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2.6
A short summary of the main points
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4.4
A short statement of the main points at the end of a meeting or court case
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3.9
A short description of the main points
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7.8
A short summary that repeats the main points
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7.8
A short summary of a story or poem that appears before the text
Antonyms
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Etymology
A précis comes from the French word précis, which means 'short' or 'exact' and is like the English word precise. Think of a précis as a text that has been 'cut down' to its main points, which is why a précis is a short summary.