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SYNOPSIS

\sɪnˈɒpsɪs], \sɪnˈɒpsɪs], \s_ɪ_n_ˈɒ_p_s_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of SYNOPSIS

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A general view, as of any subject; a summary or abstract.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A view of the whole together: a collective or general view of any subject:-pl. SYNOPSES.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A general view; epitome; summary.
Synoptic, synoptical.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Synoptic, synoptical.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Greek] A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole ; conspectus: compendium; epitome ; abstract.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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