synopsis
oxford
views updated Jun 08 2018syn·op·sis / səˈnäpsis/ •
n. (pl. -ses / -ˌsēz/ ) a brief summary or general survey of something: a synopsis of the accident. ∎ an outline of the plot of a book, play, movie, or episode of a television show.DERIVATIVES: syn·op·size / -ˌsīz/ v.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
synopsis
oxford
views updated May 14 2018synopsis XVII. — late L. — Gr.
súnopsis, f.
SYN- +
ópsis view.
So
synoptic XVIII,
synoptical XVII; see
OPTIC.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
Synopsis
gale
views updated Jun 11 2018SYNOPSIS
A summary; a brief statement, less than the whole.
A synopsis is a condensation of something—for example, a synopsis of a trial record.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law
