synoptic
adjective
pertaining to or constituting a synopsis; affording or taking a general view of the principal parts of a subject.
synoptical
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a variation of
synoptic.
Example Sentences
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We have read every one of the thirty-seven ballads contained in this volume, and the following is our synoptical view.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 by Various
It is in 35 books, divided into 7 classes, preceded by 48 synoptical tables of the whole, and followed by an index of 119 pages.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
The synoptical Gospels record the Judas-kiss: St John does not.
From Miracles of Our Lord by George MacDonald
Yet the two epistles do not follow the same course of thought, and their contents cannot be successfully exhibited in a common synoptical abstract.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
The species and varieties are indicated only by their specific or varietal names in the following key, and the numbers refer to the serial numbers of the synoptical presentation.
From North American Species of Cactus by John Merle Coulter
