Synopsis
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Origin
Late Latin, from Greek, literally, comprehensive view, from synopsesthai to be going to see together, from syn- + opsesthai to be going to see
Definitions
- 1: a condensed statement or outline (as of a narrative or treatise) : abstract
- 2: the abbreviated conjugation of a verb in one person only
Description
A synopsis is a brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
