synopsis
noun /sɪˈnɒpsɪs/
  /sɪˈnɑːpsɪs/
(plural synopses 
 /sɪˈnɒpsiːz/
  /sɪˈnɑːpsiːz/
)- a summary of a piece of writing, a play, etc.- The programme gives a brief synopsis of the plot.
 Word Originearly 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek, from sun- ‘together’ + opsis ‘seeing’.