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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024syn•op•sis /sɪˈnɑpsɪs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ses /-siz/USA pronunciation .- a brief statement giving a general view of some longer subject, or a summary of the plot of a novel, play, etc.:a synopsis of the plot of a movie.
See syn-, -opti-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024syn•op•sis (si nop′sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz).USA pronunciation - a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject.
- a compendium of heads or short paragraphs giving a view of the whole.
- Literature, Show Businessa brief summary of the plot of a novel, motion picture, play, etc.
- Greek sýnopsis, equivalent. to syn- syn- + op- (suppletive stem of horân to see; compare autopsy) + -sis -sis
- Late Latin
- 1605–15
condensation, epitome, abstract, abridgment, précis. See summary. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: synopsis /sɪˈnɒpsɪs/ n ( pl -ses / -siːz/)- a condensation or brief review of a subject; summary
Etymology: 17th Century: via Late Latin from Greek sunopsis, from syn- + opsis view |