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precisa concise summary of essential points, arguments, or facts

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a concise summary of essential points, arguments, or facts

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpreɪsi/

Korean meaning: 핵심 요점이나 논점, 사실들의 간결한 요약

Korean pronunciation: **프레**이시

Example Sentences

  • My boss wants a one-page precis of the 100-page market analysis by tomorrow morning.
  • Sarah's precis was so good that everyone used it instead of reading the original boring textbook.
  • The art of writing a precis is knowing what to leave out, not what to put in.

precis

NOUN

//ˈpreɪsi//

a concise summary of essential points, arguments, or facts

precis concept
💡 Concept

핵심 요점이나 논점, 사실들의 간결한 요약

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpreɪsi/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpreɪsi/

🌳Etymology

Rootprecis

Origin

From 18th-century French 'précis,' derived from Latin 'praecisus' meaning 'cut off' or 'precise.' The word literally suggests cutting away excess to leave only the essential parts.

🎵Rhyme

thesiscrisisbasis
thesis
crisis
basis

🔗Collocations

write a precis
detailed precis
precis writing
prepare a precis
accurate precis
precis of the report

📝Examples

My boss wants a one-page precis of the 100-page market analysis by tomorrow morning.

😄 Fun example

Sarah's precis was so good that everyone used it instead of reading the original boring textbook.

The art of writing a precis is knowing what to leave out, not what to put in.

😄 Fun example

His precis of War and Peace was longer than some actual novels.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

summaryabstractsynopsisdigestoutline

Antonyms

elaborationexpansionamplification

Related

condenseabridgeepitomecompendium

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