précis

[ prey-see, prey-see ]

/ preɪˈsi, ˈpreɪ si /

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noun, plural pré·cis

[prey-seez, prey-seez]. /preɪˈsiz, ˈpreɪ siz/.

a concise summary.

verb (used with object)

to make a précis of.

OTHER WORDS FOR précis

1 digest, condensation, abstract.

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Origin of précis

1750–60; <French, noun use of adj., literally, cut short. See precise

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH précis

précis , precise

Words nearby précis

precipitation hardening, precipitin, precipitinogen, precipitin test, precipitous, précis, precise, precisely, precisian, precision, precision bombing

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How to use précis in a sentence

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There is also a brief and characteristic 'Precis de ma vie', dated November 17, 1797.
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It is, in fact, a precis of the "Instruction Book," which deals with everything a police officer should know and be.
Scotland Yard|George Dilnot
The monkey ate various forms of Precis (a Vanessid), after which it was given Acraea halali.
Mimicry in Butterflies|Reginald Crundall Punnett

In submitting a precis of the gospel narratives I have not implied any estimate either of their credibility or of their truth.
Preface to Androcles and the Lion|George Bernard Shaw
It is the precis de toutes les choses (Boisguillebert), the compendium of the wealth of society.
A Contribution to The Critique Of The Political Economy|Karl Marx

British Dictionary definitions for précis

precis

prcis

/ (ˈpreɪsiː) /

noun plural precis or précis (ˈpreɪsiːz)

a summary of the essentials of a text; abstract

verb

(tr) to make a precis of

Word Origin for precis

C18: from French: precise

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