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Noun: précis (précis)  prey'see or 'prey-see
  1. A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
    - outline, synopsis, abstract
Verb: précis  prey'see or 'prey-see
  1. Make a summary (of)

Derived forms: précised, précising, précis, précises

Type of: resume, run over, sum up, summarise [Brit], summarize, summary, sum-up