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précis

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pré·cis  (prs, pr-s)
n. pl. pré·cis (prsz, pr-sz)
A concise summary of a book, article, or other text; an abstract.
tr.v. précised, précis·ing, précis·es
To make a précis of.

[French, from Old French precis, condensed; see precise.]

précis [pray-see]
Noun
pl précis
a short summary of a longer text
Verb
to make a précis of [French]
Translations
Spanish précis [ˈpreɪsiː] nresumen m
French précis [précis , pl ] [ˈpreɪsɪː, -z] nrésumé m
German précis [ˈpreɪsiː] n invZusammenfassung f
Italian précis [pl précis] [ˈpreɪsiː,-z] nriassunto

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