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Synopsis
Pronunciation : Syn*op"sis
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., from Gr. optic.]
Definition : Defn: A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or summary of a discourse; a syllabus; a conspectus. That the reader may see in one view the exactness of the method, as well as force of the argument, I shall here draw up a short synopsis of this epistle. Bp. Warburton.
Syn. -- Abridgment; compendium; epitome; abstract; summary; syllabus; conspectus. See Abridgment.
pl. Synopses.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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