Category:Synopsis

Syn*op"sis, n.; pl. Synopses. Etym: [l., from gr. optic.]

Defn: 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.