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SYNOPSIS
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Irregular inflected form: synopses
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Synonyms:
abstract; outline; precis; synopsis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("synopsis" is a kind of...):
sum-up; summary (a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "synopsis"):
brief (a condensed written summary or abstract)
apercu (a short synopsis)
epitome (a brief abstract (as of an article or book))
Derivation:
synoptic (presenting a summary or general view of a whole)
