PRECIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does precis mean? 

• PRECIS (noun)
  The noun PRECIS has 1 sense:

1. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

  Familiarity information: PRECIS used as a noun is very rare.

• PRECIS (verb)
  The verb PRECIS has 1 sense:

1. make a summary (of)

  Familiarity information: PRECIS used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRECIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

abstract; outline; precis; synopsis

Hypernyms ("precis" is a kind of...):

sum-up; summary (a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "precis"):

brief (a condensed written summary or abstract)

apercu (a short synopsis)

epitome (a brief abstract (as of an article or book))

Derivation:

precis (make a summary (of))

• PRECIS (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they precis    ... he / she / it precises   
Past simple: precised   
Past participle: precised   
-ing form: precising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a summary (of)

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "precis" is one way to...):

resume; sum up; summarise; summarize (give a summary (of))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

precis (a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)