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.

Nearby words

prythee, przemyśl, przewalski's horse, précieuse, précieux, précis, préval, prévenance, prévert, prévost, prévost d'exiles

Origin of précis

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

SYNONYMS FOR précis

1 digest, condensation, abstract.

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Can be confused

précis precise

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Examples from the Web for precis

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
There is also a brief and characteristic 'Precis de ma vie', dated November 17, 1797.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
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

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 precis

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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