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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.

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	precis - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory synopsis, abstract, outline sum-up, summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" brief - a condensed written summary or abstract apercu - a short synopsis epitome - a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
Verb	1.	precis - make a summary (of) sum up, summarize, summarise, resume - give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"