| Precis (n.) A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a summary. Thesaurus Entries abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, apocope, brief, capsule, compend, compression, condensation, condensed version, conspectus, curtailment, digest, draft, elision, ellipsis, epitome, foreshortening, head, outline, overview, pandect, recap, recapitulation, reduction, retrenchment, review, rubric, shortened version, shortening, skeleton, sketch, summary, summation, survey, syllabus, syncope, synopsis, telescoping, thumbnail sketch, topical outline, truncation |