precis

See also: précis

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪsi

Noun

precis (plural precis or preces or precises)

1. Alternative spelling of précis

Translations

precis

• German: Zusammenfassung (de) f, Inhaltsangabe (de) f
• Greek: περίληψη (el) f (perílipsi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Verb

1. Alternative form of précis

Anagrams

• Cripes, Persic, Spicer, crepis, cripes, prices, spicer

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.kis/, [ˈprɛkɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.t͡ʃis/, [ˈprɛːt͡ʃis]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) precis

1. genitive singular of prex

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French précis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preˈt͡ʃis/

Adjective

precis m or n (feminine singular precisă, masculine plural preciși, feminine and neuter plural precise)

1. precise, accurate, exact

Declension

Declension of precis

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	precis		precisă	preciși	precise
	definite	precisul		precisa	precișii	precisele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	precis		precise	preciși	precise
	definite	precisului		precisei	precișilor	preciselor

Adverb

precis

1. precisely, accurately, exactly

See also

• exact
• definit

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Swedish

Etymology

From French précis, from Latin praecīsus (“cut off”), perfect passive participle of praecīdō.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /prɛˈsiːs/

• audio

  (file)

Adjective

precis (comparative precisare, superlative precisast)

1. precise, made with great precision

Related terms

• precist

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /prɛˈsiːs/, /prɛˈsɪs/

• audio

  (file)

Adverb

precis (not comparable)

1. precisely; exactly
2. (focus) precisely; Used to provide emphasis
3. just; by a narrow margin
4. just; moments ago
5. just; perfectly

Synonyms

• (by a narrow margin): just
• (perfectly): just

References

• precis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• precis in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).