synopsis

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A short summary of the main points of a book, film, or other work.

   Before the meeting, she emailed everyone a one-page synopsis of the report.

From Late Latin synopsis, itself from Ancient Greek σύνοψις (súnopsis), from σύν (sún, “with or whole”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”) meaning whole view.

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