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Definition of precis - 2 dictionary results

pré⋅cis

  [prey-see, prey-see] noun, plural -cis  [-seez, -seez] , verb
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–noun
1. a concise summary.
–verb (used with object)
2. to make a précis of.
Origin:
1750–60; < F, n. use of adj., lit., cut short. See precise

Synonyms:
1. digest, condensation, abstract.
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pré·cis   (prā'sē, prā-sē')   
n.   pl. pré·cis (prā'sēz, prā-sēz')
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.]
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