synopsis
See also: Synopsis
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin synopsis, itself from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek σύνοψις (súnopsis), from σύν (sún, “with or whole”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”) meaning whole view
Pronunciation
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Noun
synopsis (plural synopses)
- (authorship) 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.
- (Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.
Synonyms
- (brief summary): abridgment, abstract, conspectus, outline, overview, summary
Related terms
Translations
brief summary
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See also
Further reading
- “synopsis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “synopsis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French
Pronunciation
Noun
synopsis m or f (plural synopsis)
- A general overview or synoptic table of a topic.
- (media) Plot summary of a movie.
Further reading
- “synopsis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σῠ́νοψῐς (súnopsis, “shared view; estimate”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /syˈnop.sis/, [s̠ʏˈnɔps̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /siˈnop.sis/, [siˈnɔpsis]
Noun
synopsis f (genitive synopsis or synopseōs or synopsios); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | synopsis | synopsēs synopseis |
Genitive | synopsis synopseōs synopsios |
synopsium |
Dative | synopsī | synopsibus |
Accusative | synopsim synopsin synopsem1 |
synopsēs synopsīs |
Ablative | synopsī synopse1 |
synopsibus |
Vocative | synopsis synopsi |
synopsēs synopseis |
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.
Descendants
References
- “synopsis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- synopsis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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