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SYNOPSIS |
Brief summary |
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BREVIATE |
A short compend; a summary; a brief statement. |
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BREVIARY |
An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or
summary. |
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MINUTE |
To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot
down; to make a minute or a brief summary of. |
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EPITOME |
A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced
within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief
summary; an abridgement. |
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SUMMARY |
Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow
compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a
summary statement of facts. |
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COMPENDIUM |
A brief compilation or composition, containing the
principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an
abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary. |
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CREED |
A definite summary of what is believed; esp., a summary
of the articles of Christian faith; a confession of faith for public
use; esp., one which is brief and comprehensive. |
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RECAPITULATE |
To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse,
argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points,
or arguments of; to relate in brief; to summarize. |
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ABSTRACT |
...as of a treatise or book, or of
a statement; a brief. ... |