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synopsis

Main Entry:: syn·op·sis
Pronunciation:: \sə-ˈnäp-səs\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural syn·op·ses \-ˌsēz\
Etymology:: Late Latin, from Greek, literally, comprehensive view, from synopsesthai to be going to see together, from syn- + opsesthai to be going to see — more at optic
Date:: 1603

1 : a condensed statement or outline (as of a narrative or treatise) : abstract 2 : the abbreviated conjugation of a verb in one person only

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