precis

Meaning

A concise summary of a text or speech.

a short summary of a text or speech

Example Sentences

The student submitted a précis of the long article.

She wrote a précis of the lecture for her classmates.

Synonyms

summary, abstract, synopsis, outline, digest

Entry 1

summary, abstract, synopsis, outline

Entry 2

summary, abstract, synopsis, digest

Antonyms

detail, expansion, elaboration

Entry 1

detail, expansion, elaboration

Entry 2

detail, expansion

Collocations

precis writing, short precis, precis of report, make a precis, write a précis, prepare a précis, précis of a report

Entry 1

precis writing, short precis, precis of report, make a precis

Entry 2

write a précis, prepare a précis, précis of a report