synopsis

CEFRC1

/sɪˈnɒpsɪs/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A brief summary of a longer work or subject.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.

Examples

  • I read a synopsis of the film.

  • Why didn't you provide a synopsis?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A reference work containing brief articles that taken together give an overview of an entire field.

  2. A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.

More examples

In context

  • In the following synopsis of the history of the United States the principal events are briefly mentioned…

  • The following Synopsis is intended as a monograph of those species of the order hitherto discovered…

  • A Synopsis, on the other hand, should be short enough and general enough so that a person who has not yet begun to study the language can follow it…

Synonyms

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I read a short blank of the lengthy novel to understand its main plot points.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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