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PRÉCIS

Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language | 1998 | | Copyright

PRÉCIS, also precis [From French ‘cut short’. Pronunciation: ‘PRAY-see’. Plural identical in spelling, but pronounced ‘-seez’].
1. A concise summary or abstract: to make a précis of a report. The term précis-writing has been commonly used in schools, especially in Britain, to refer to the teaching and practice of writing summaries.

2. To summarize: to précis a report. See ABRIDGEMENT.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

pré·cis / prāˈsē; ˈprāsē/ • n. (pl. same ) a summary or abstract of a text or speech. • v. (pré·cises / prāˈsēz; ˈprāsēz/ , pré·cised , pré·cis·ing ) [tr.] make a précis of (a text or speech).

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

précis concise account or version. XVIII. — F. précis, sb. use of pp. (see next).

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precis

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

precis •bassi, Brassey, brassie, chassis, gassy, Haile Selassie, lassie, Malagasy, Manasseh, massé, massy, sassy, Tallahassee •Cotopaxi, maxi, taxi, waxy •Anglesey •antsy, Clancy, fancy, Nancy •paparazzi, patsy •Yangtze • necromancy • cartomancy •geomancy • bibliomancy •chiromancy • ataraxy •Adivasi, brassy, classy, dalasi, Darcy, farcy, Farsi, glassy, grassy •chancy • ardency • Nazi •Bessie, Crécy, dressy, Jessie, messy, Nessie, tressy •prexy, sexy •Chelsea, Elsie •Dempsey • Montmorency •discrepancy • incessancy •Betsy, tsetse •epilepsy • narcolepsy • nympholepsy •apoplexy • catalepsy •Basie, Casey, Gracie, lacy, O'Casey, pace, pacy, precis, racy, spacey, Stacey, Sulawesi, Tracy •cadency • complacency •blatancy, patency •Assisi, fleecy, greasy, Tbilisi •decency

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PRECIS

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

PRECIS (ˈpreɪsɪ) preserved context index system

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "PRECIS." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "PRECIS." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-PRECIS.html

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