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pré·cis

 (prā′sē, prā-sē′)
n. pl. pré·cis (prā′sēz, prā-sēz′)
A concise summary of a book, article, or other text; an abstract.
tr.v. précised, précis·ing, précis·es
To make a précis of.

[French, from Old French precis, condensed; see precise.]
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precis

(ˈpreɪsiː) or

précis

n, pl precis or précis (ˈpreɪsiːz)
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a summary of the essentials of a text; abstract
vb
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (tr) to make a precis of
[C18: from French: precise]
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pré•cis

(preɪˈsi, ˈpreɪ si)

n., pl. -cis (-ˈsiz, -siz)

v. -cised, -cis•ing. n.
1. a concise summary.
v.t.
2. to make a précis of.
[1750–60; < French, n. use of adj., literally, cut short. See precise]
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precis


Past participle: precised
Gerund: precising

Imperative
precis
precis
Present
I precis
you precis
he/she/it precises
we precis
you precis
they precis
Preterite
I precised
you precised
he/she/it precised
we precised
you precised
they precised
Present Continuous
I am precising
you are precising
he/she/it is precising
we are precising
you are precising
they are precising
Present Perfect
I have precised
you have precised
he/she/it has precised
we have precised
you have precised
they have precised
Past Continuous
I was precising
you were precising
he/she/it was precising
we were precising
you were precising
they were precising
Past Perfect
I had precised
you had precised
he/she/it had precised
we had precised
you had precised
they had precised
Future
I will precis
you will precis
he/she/it will precis
we will precis
you will precis
they will precis
Future Perfect
I will have precised
you will have precised
he/she/it will have precised
we will have precised
you will have precised
they will have precised
Future Continuous
I will be precising
you will be precising
he/she/it will be precising
we will be precising
you will be precising
they will be precising
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been precising
you have been precising
he/she/it has been precising
we have been precising
you have been precising
they have been precising
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been precising
you will have been precising
he/she/it will have been precising
we will have been precising
you will have been precising
they will have been precising
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been precising
you had been precising
he/she/it had been precising
we had been precising
you had been precising
they had been precising
Conditional
I would precis
you would precis
he/she/it would precis
we would precis
you would precis
they would precis
Past Conditional
I would have precised
you would have precised
he/she/it would have precised
we would have precised
you would have precised
they would have precised

precis


Past participle: précised
Gerund: précising

Imperative
precis
precis
Present
I precis
you precis
he/she/it précises
we precis
you precis
they precis
Preterite
I précised
you précised
he/she/it précised
we précised
you précised
they précised
Present Continuous
I am précising
you are précising
he/she/it is précising
we are précising
you are précising
they are précising
Present Perfect
I have précised
you have précised
he/she/it has précised
we have précised
you have précised
they have précised
Past Continuous
I was précising
you were précising
he/she/it was précising
we were précising
you were précising
they were précising
Past Perfect
I had précised
you had précised
he/she/it had précised
we had précised
you had précised
they had précised
Future
I will precis
you will precis
he/she/it will precis
we will precis
you will precis
they will precis
Future Perfect
I will have précised
you will have précised
he/she/it will have précised
we will have précised
you will have précised
they will have précised
Future Continuous
I will be précising
you will be précising
he/she/it will be précising
we will be précising
you will be précising
they will be précising
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been précising
you have been précising
he/she/it has been précising
we have been précising
you have been précising
they have been précising
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been précising
you will have been précising
he/she/it will have been précising
we will have been précising
you will have been précising
they will have been précising
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been précising
you had been précising
he/she/it had been précising
we had been précising
you had been précising
they had been précising
Conditional
I would precis
you would precis
he/she/it would precis
we would precis
you would precis
they would precis
Past Conditional
I would have précised
you would have précised
he/she/it would have précised
we would have précised
you would have précised
they would have précised
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.precis - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theoryprecis - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
summary, sum-up - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
brief - a condensed written summary or abstract
apercu - a short synopsis
epitome - a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
Verb1.precis - make a summary (of)
sum up, summarize, summarise, resume - give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

précis

noun
1. summary, résumé, outline, abstract, sketch, digest, rundown, condensation, compendium, synopsis, aperçu (French), abridgment a nine-page précis of the manuscript
verb
1. summarize, outline, abstract, sum up, shorten, compress, condense, abridge a cleverly precised distillation of everything he had written
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Translations
مُلَخَّص، تَلْخيص
souhrn
resumésammendrag

précis

[ˈpreɪsiː]
A. N (précis (pl)) → resumen m
B. VThacer un resumen de, resumir
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précis

[ˈpreɪsiː ˈpreɪsiːz] [précis] (pl) nprécis m
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précis

nZusammenfassung f; (Sch) → Inhaltsangabe f
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précis

[ˈpreɪsiː] n (précis (pl)) → riassunto
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précis

(ˈpreisiː) , ((American also) preiˈsi:) nounplural ˈprécis (-z)
a summary of a piece of writing.
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David then presented a precis of the multiple threads of the history and activities of the Birmingham Civic Society including its tree planting achievements and valued input into the planning process of many Birmingham landmark projects.