SYNOPSIS

outline, synopsis, abstract, precis

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

synopsis (plural synopses)

(authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.

A reference work containing brief articles that taken together give an overview of an entire field.

(Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.

Synonyms

• (brief summary): abridgment, abstract, conspectus, outline, overview, summary

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