Antonyms for précis
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : prey-see, prey-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : preɪˈsi, ˈpreɪ si |
Definition of précis
Origin :- 1760, from French noun use of Middle French précis "cut short, condensed" (see precise). As a verb, from 1856.
- noun abridgment
- There is also a brief and characteristic 'Precis de ma vie', dated November 17, 1797.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- Such is a precis of this strange entry, the discovery of which, vague as it was, thrilled us with hope and excitement.
- Extract from : « Ayesha » by H. Rider Haggard
- It is, in fact, a precis of the "Instruction Book," which deals with everything a police officer should know and be.
- Extract from : « Scotland Yard » by George Dilnot
- The monkey ate various forms of Precis (a Vanessid), after which it was given Acraea halali.
- Extract from : « Mimicry in Butterflies » by Reginald Crundall Punnett
- In submitting a precis of the gospel narratives I have not implied any estimate either of their credibility or of their truth.
- Extract from : « Preface to Androcles and the Lion » by George Bernard Shaw
- It is the precis de toutes les choses (Boisguillebert), the compendium of the wealth of society.
- Extract from : « A Contribution to The Critique Of The Political Economy » by Karl Marx
- The precis of two is given by Gachard, and the third is published entire by Reiffenberg.
- Extract from : « History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. » by William H. Prescott
Synonyms for précis
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