Dictionary

synopsis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /sɪˈnɒpsɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /sɪˈnɑpsɪs/ (US)

Etymology

From Late Latin synopsis, itself from Ancient Greek σύνοψις (súnopsis), from σύν (sún, “with or whole”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”) meaning whole view.

Meanings

1. 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.
   • The following Synopsis is intended as a monograph of those species of the order hitherto discovered… 1869, Edward Drinker Cope, Synopsis of the Extinct Batrachia and Reptilia of North America. Part I.:
   • In the following synopsis of the history of the United States the principal events are briefly mentioned… 1914, Chandler B. Beach, Frank Morton McMurry (eds.), The New Student’s Reference Work:
   • A Synopsis, on the other hand, should be short enough and general enough so that a person who has not yet begun to study the language can follow it… 1971, Earl W. Stevick, Adapting and Writing Language Lessons/Appendix M:
2. A reference work containing brief articles that taken together give an overview of an entire field.
3. A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.

Forms

Deriveds

synopsize

Relateds

synoptist · synoptic · synoptically · synoptical · bird's-eye view

Synonyms

conspectus · abridgment · summary · overview · abstract · outline

Translations (83)

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