outline, synopsis, abstract, precis
(noun) a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Source: WordNet® 3.1
synopses
plural of synopsis
Source: Wiktionary
Syn*op"sis, n.; pl. Synopses. Etym: [L., from Gr. optic.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
