précis

American  

[prey-see, prey-see] / preɪˈsi, ˈpreɪ si /

noun

plural

précis

1. a concise summary.

   Synonyms:

   abstract, condensation, digest

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verb (used with object)

1. to make a précis of.

precis British  

/ ˈpreɪsiː /

noun

1. a summary of the essentials of a text; abstract

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verb

1. (tr) to make a precis of

Etymology

Origin of précis

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

Example Sentences

Props, scripts, costumes and even a replica of the trailer from 1972’s “Pink Flamingos” serve as an immersive, chronological précis of Waters’s cinematic work.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2023

It made you précis in a really creative way.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2020

A zippy 1967 film by Jacques Tati, “Playtime,” has a scene that serves as a clean précis for “Figure It Out’s” credo.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2020

“Indivisible” was a bullet-pointed précis of the tactics the document’s authors had seen work against them — a guide to getting to “No.”

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2017

De vrai il se titra, dans le précis de sa dernière volonté, messire Jean de Mandeville, chevalier, comte de Montfort en Angleterre, et seigneur de l'isle de Campdi et du château Perouse.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry