Definitions
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Word origin
From Late Latin synopsis, itself from Ancient Greek σύνοψις (súnopsis), from σύν (sún, “with or whole”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”) meaning whole view.
Used in a sentence
“The following Synopsis is intended as a monograph of those species of the order hitherto discovered…”
“In the following synopsis of the history of the United States the principal events are briefly mentioned…”
“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…”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Brief plot summary”8 letters
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