Precis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

make a summary (of)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈeɪsiː/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈeɪsiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈeɪsiː/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈeɪsiː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

synopsis abstract outline

Parts of Speech

noun	a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
verb	make a summary (of)

Word Forms

outline	verb	describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
synoptic	adjective	presenting a summary or general view of a whole
abstract	verb	give an abstract (of)
precis	verb	make a summary (of)
precis	noun	a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

präzise

eine skizzenhafte Zusammenfassung der Hauptpunkte eines Arguments oder einer Theorie

🇫🇷French

précis

un résumé sommaire des principaux points d'un argument ou d'une théorie

🇪🇸Spanish

resumen

Un resumen esquemático de los puntos principales de un argumento o teoría.

🇮🇹Italian

preciso

un sommario sommario dei punti principali di un argomento o di una teoria

🇳🇱Dutch

nauwkeurig

een schetsmatige samenvatting van de hoofdpunten van een argument of theorie

🇵🇹Portuguese

preciso

um resumo superficial dos pontos principais de um argumento ou teoria

🇷🇺Russian

точный

схематичное изложение основных моментов аргумента или теории

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संक्षिप्त

किसी तर्क या सिद्धांत के मुख्य बिंदुओं का संक्षिप्त सारांश

🇧🇩Bengali

সুনির্দিষ্ট

একটি যুক্তি বা তত্ত্বের প্রধান পয়েন্টগুলির একটি স্কেচি সারাংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

துல்லியமான

ஒரு வாதம் அல்லது கோட்பாட்டின் முக்கிய புள்ளிகளின் சுருக்கமான சுருக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖచ్చితమైన

వాదన లేదా సిద్ధాంతం యొక్క ప్రధాన అంశాల యొక్క సారాంశం

🇮🇳Marathi

अचूक

युक्तिवाद किंवा सिद्धांताच्या मुख्य मुद्द्यांचा रेखाटलेला सारांश

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચોક્કસ

દલીલ અથવા સિદ્ધાંતના મુખ્ય મુદ્દાઓનો સ્કેચી સારાંશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಖರ

ವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತದ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳ ಸ್ಕೆಚಿ ಸಾರಾಂಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൃത്യമായ

ഒരു വാദത്തിൻ്റെയോ സിദ്ധാന്തത്തിൻ്റെയോ പ്രധാന പോയിൻ്റുകളുടെ ഒരു സംഗ്രഹം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟੀਕ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦਲੀਲ ਜਾਂ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਖ ਬਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਕੈਚੀ ਸੰਖੇਪ

🇵🇰Urdu

عین مطابق

کسی دلیل یا نظریہ کے اہم نکات کا خاکہ نما خلاصہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

概要

对论点或理论要点的粗略总结

🇯🇵Japanese

正確な

議論または理論の要点の大まかな要約

🇰🇷Korean

대의 작성

논증이나 이론의 주요 요점을 개략적으로 요약한 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chính xác

một bản tóm tắt sơ sài về những điểm chính của một lập luận hoặc lý thuyết

🇹🇭Thai

แม่นยำ

บทสรุปโดยย่อของประเด็นหลักของข้อโต้แย้งหรือทฤษฎี

🇮🇩Indonesian

ikhtisar

ringkasan samar dari poin-poin utama suatu argumen atau teori

🇵🇭Filipino

tumpak

isang sketchy na buod ng mga pangunahing punto ng isang argumento o teorya

🇲🇾Malay

tepat

ringkasan ringkas tentang perkara utama hujah atau teori

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملخص

ملخص سطحي للنقاط الرئيسية للحجة أو النظرية

🇮🇷Persian

دقیق

خلاصه ای کلی از نکات اصلی یک استدلال یا نظریه

🇹🇷Turkish

özetlemek

bir argümanın veya teorinin ana noktalarının yarım yamalak bir özeti

🇮🇱Hebrew

מדויק

תקציר משורטט של עיקרי הטיעון או התיאוריה

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