precis
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A précis of Elmer’s early life in Maine is run through by members of the eight-person cast in the bouncy, no-nonsense manner of a graphic novel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025
It made you précis in a really creative way.
From The Guardian • May 22, 2020
A zippy 1967 film by Jacques Tati, “Playtime,” has a scene that serves as a clean précis for “Figure It Out’s” credo.
From Washington Post • May 11, 2020
This would be a lot even for two acts, and at just under 30 minutes the play feels like the précis for a full-length work rather than a self-contained effort.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2017
I used to let our Ambassador have a short précis almost daily of affairs connected with those regions....
From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 by Baerlein, Henry
Vocabulary lists containing precis
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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English Words Derived from French, List 11
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Vocabulary from the Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim, Volume I
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