[si-nop-sis] 
[-seez] . | 1. | a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject. |
| 2. | a compendium of heads or short paragraphs giving a view of the whole. |
| 3. | a brief summary of the plot of a novel, motion picture, play, etc. |
| syn·op·sis (sĭ-nŏp'sĭs) n. pl. syn·op·ses (-sēz) A brief outline or general view, as of a subject or written work; an abstract or a summary. [Late Latin, from Greek sunopsis, general view : sun-, syn- + opsis, view; see okw- in Indo-European roots.] |
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