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précis

noun as in abridgment

noun as in summary

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From Quartz

There is also a brief and characteristic 'Precis de ma vie', dated November 17, 1797.

It is, in fact, a precis of the "Instruction Book," which deals with everything a police officer should know and be.

The monkey ate various forms of Precis (a Vanessid), after which it was given Acraea halali.

In submitting a precis of the gospel narratives I have not implied any estimate either of their credibility or of their truth.

It is the precis de toutes les choses (Boisguillebert), the compendium of the wealth of society.

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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to precis, such as: abridgement, abstract, condensation, digest, epitome, and synopsis.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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