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précis

noun

plural précis prā-ˈsēz How to pronounce précis (audio)
ˈprā-(ˌ)sēz
: a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts

Example Sentences

a précis of the book's plot a précis of the bill that the legislature is currently considering
Recent Examples on the Web The English tests included making a 250-word precis of four pages of text, answering questions on extracts from Dickens and Sheridan, and writing an essay on one of the following:Popularity as a test of merit. Hedley Sutton, Quartz India, 19 Aug. 2019 Journalist-historian Jon Meacham offered a more contemplative precis devoid of the inflammatory. vanityfair.com, 30 June 2017 And this has been merely a precis of acts of actual political violence. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 16 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

French, from précis precise

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of précis was in 1760

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