precis

Speech parts

1. precis - Noun

2. precis - Verb

Meaning

A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a summary.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

abstract outline synopsis report epitome prospectus describe indicate brief reduction draft sketch summary abbreviation skeleton
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Antonyms

continue expand extend exposition amplify enlarge
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Hypernyms

summary resume summarize summarise sum-up

Hyponyms

epitome brief apercu

Phrases with the word

give a precis of give an precis of

Anagrams

persic spicer crepis Crespi cripes Sierpc prices

Examples

The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it. Jim Harrison

Close letter words and terms

precipitously-pinnate precipitousness precipitron precise precise angle precise diagnosis