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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| —n , pl -ses | |
| a condensation or brief review of a subject; summary | |
| [C17: via Late Latin from Greek sunopsis, from | |
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synopsis
1611, from L.L. synopsis "a synopsis," from Gk. synopsis "general view," from a stem of synoran "to see altogether, all at once," from syn- "together" + horan "to see, view." Synoptic (1763) is applied to the first three Gospels (1841) on notion of "giving an account of events from the same point of
view."
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Students will write a synopsis of the hypotheses and research trends related to this topic.
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