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synopses
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short statement of main points |
| Synonyms: | abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, analysis, aperçu, brief, capitulation, case, compendium, condensation, conspectus, core, digest, epitome, essence, extract, inventory, long and short of it, nutshell, outline, pandect, prospectus, précis, recap, recapitulation, reduction, rehash, report, review, roundup, run-through, rundown, résumé, sense, skeleton, sketch, sum and substance, summing-up, survey, syllabus, synopsis, version, wrap-up |
| Notes: | a paraphrase is a restatement or rewording of a text or passage for the purpose of clarification; a summary is a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; a summation is a summary or argument reviewing the principal points made and expressing conclusions |
| Antonyms: | detail, dissertation, thesis |
| Main Entry: | table |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | diagram with columns of information |
| Synonyms: | agenda, appendix, canon, catalogue, chart, compendium, digest, graph, illustration, index, inventory, list, plan, record, register, roll, schedule, statistics, summary, synopsis, table of contents, tabulation |
| Main Entry: | abridgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | condensation |
| Synonyms: | breviary, compend, compendium, curtailment, decrease, digest, diminution, epitome, lessening, outline, reduction, sketch, summary, synopsis |
| Antonyms: | expansion |
| Main Entry: | catalogue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | document |
| Synonyms: | archive, brief, bulletin, calendar, cartulary, catalog, charts, classification, compendium, directory, docket, draft, enumeration, gazette, gazetteer, hit list, index, inventory, list, magazine, prospectus, record, register, roll, roster, schedule, slate, specification, syllabus, synopsis |
| Main Entry: | precis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | summary |
| Synonyms: | abridgement, abstract, condensation, digest, epitome, synopsis |
| Main Entry: | recap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | summary |
| Synonyms: | abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, analysis, aperçu, brief, capitulation, case*, compendium, condensation, conspectus, core, digest, epitome, essence, extract, inventory, long and short of it, nutshell, outline, pandect, prospectus, précis, recapitulation, reduction, rehash, report, review, roundup, run-through, rundown, résumé, sense, skeleton, sketch, sum, sum and substance, summation, summing-up, survey, syllabus, synopsis, version, wrap-up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | run-through |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | summary |
| Synonyms: | abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, analysis, aperçu, brief, capitulation, case*, compendium, condensation, conspectus, core, digest, epitome, essence, extract, inventory, long and short of it, nutshell, outline, pandect, prospectus, précis, recap*, recapitulation, reduction, rehash, report, review, roundup, rundown, résumé, sense, skeleton, sketch, sum, sum and substance, summation, summing-up, survey, syllabus, synopsis, version, wrap-up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | summing-up |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | summary |
| Synonyms: | abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, analysis, aperçu, brief, capitulation, case*, compendium, condensation, conspectus, core, digest, epitome, essence, extract, inventory, long and short of it, nutshell, outline, pandect, prospectus, précis, recap*, recapitulation, reduction, rehash, report, review, roundup, run-through, rundown, résumé, sense, skeleton, sketch, sum, sum and substance, summation, survey, syllabus, synopsis, version, wrap-up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tabulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | table |
| Synonyms: | agenda, appendix, canon, catalogue, chart, compendium, digest, graph, illustration, index, inventory, list, plan, record, register, roll, schedule, statistics, summary, synopsis, table of contents |
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