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précis

[prey-see, prey-see]
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noun, plural pré·cis [prey-seez, prey-seez] /preɪˈsiz, ˈpreɪ siz/.
  1. a concise summary.
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verb (used with object)
  1. to make a précis of.
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Origin of précis

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

Synonyms

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1. digest, condensation, abstract.
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British Dictionary definitions for precised

precis

prcis

noun plural precis or précis (ˈpreɪsiːz)
  1. a summary of the essentials of a text; abstract
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verb
  1. (tr) to make a precis of
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Word Origin

C18: from French: precise
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Word Origin and History for precised

precis

n.

1760, from French noun use of Middle French précis "cut short, condensed" (see precise). As a verb, from 1856.

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