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précis

/ˈpɹeɪsi/

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Borrowed from French précis (“summary”), from a substantive use of its adjectival sense "precise". Doublet of precise.

noun précis · precis

A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view. I know she goes in for giving a rapid precis of all her guests.
Similar: summary

verb précises · précising · précised · precis

to write a précis of a work; to summarise, abridge If the inital ^([sic]) passage consists of a series of paragraphs, each with a one-sentence summary, the individual's success in managing to précis the essential content of the message can then be assessed

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noun concise statement

Español	resumen
日本語	要約 yōyaku
Deutsch	Zusammenfassung, Inhaltsangabe
Italiano	riassunto
Ελληνικά	περίληψη perílipsi
Русский	сво́дка svódka, резюме́ rezjumé, конспе́кт konspékt

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@misc{pre_cis_2026,
  title = {précis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pr%C3%A9cis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}