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synopsis

/sɪˈnɒpsɪs/ noun

Latin root: synopsis Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about synopsis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

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

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