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Webster 1913 Edition

Synopsis

Syn-op′sis

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Synopses
(#)
.
[L., from Gr. [GREEK];
σύν
with, together + [GREEK] a sight, view, from the root seen in E.
optic
.]
A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or summary of a discourse; a syllabus; a conspectus.
That the reader may see in one view the exactness of the method, as well as force of the argument, I shall here draw up a short
synopsis
of this epistle.
Bp. Warburton.
Syn. – Abridgment; compendium; epitome; abstract; summary; syllabus; conspectus. See
Abridgment
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Synopsis

SYNOP'SIS

,
Noun.
[Gr. with, and view.] A general view, or a collection of things or parts so arranged as to exhibit the whole or the principal parts in a general view.

Definition 2025

Synopsis

Synopsis

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German

Noun

Synopsis f ‎(genitive Synopsis, plural Synopsen)

  1. synopsis

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English

Noun

synopsis ‎(plural synopses)

  1. 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.
  2. (Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.

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External links

  • synopsis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • synopsis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sinɔpsis/

Noun

synopsis m, f ‎(plural synopsis)

  1. A general overview or synoptic table of a topic.
  2. (media) Plot summary of a movie.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῠ́νοψῐς ‎(súnopsis, “shared view; estimate”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsy.no.psis/, [ˈsʏ.nɔ.psɪs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.no.psis/, [ˈsiː.no.psis]

Noun

synopsis f ‎(genitive synopsis); third declension

  1. list
  2. synopsis

Declension

Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.

Case Singular Plural
nominative synopsis synopsēs
genitive synopsis synopsium
dative synopsī synopsibus
accusative synopsem
synopsim 		synopsēs
synopsīs
ablative synopse
synopsī 		synopsibus
vocative synopsis synopsēs

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Etymology

From Late Latin synopsis, itself from Ancient Greek σύνοψις ‎(súnopsis), from σύν ‎(sún, “with or whole”) + ὄψις ‎(ópsis, “view”) meaning whole view

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