"précis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹeɪsi/ Forms: précis [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪsi Etymology: Borrowed from French précis (“summary”), from a substantive use of its adjectival sense "precise". Doublet of precise. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*preh₂-|*kh₂eyd-}}, {{bor|en|fr|précis||summary}} French précis (“summary”), {{doublet|en|precise}} Doublet of precise Head templates: {{en-noun|précis}} précis (plural précis)
  1. A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view. Synonyms: summary Translations (concise statement): резюме (rezjume) [neuter] (Bulgarian), конспект (konspekt) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Zusammenfassung [feminine] (German), Inhaltsangabe [feminine] (German), περίληψη (perílipsi) [feminine] (Greek), summa (Hungarian), riassunto [masculine] (Italian), 要約 (yōyaku) (Japanese), whakarāpopoto (Maori), сво́дка (svódka) (Russian), резюме́ (rezjumé) (Russian), конспе́кт (konspékt) (Russian), resumen [masculine] (Spanish), sammandrag (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-précis-en-noun-qxwBFLwp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: precis

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹeɪsi/ Forms: précises [present, singular, third-person], précising [participle, present], précised [participle, past], précised [past]
Rhymes: -eɪsi Etymology: Borrowed from French précis (“summary”), from a substantive use of its adjectival sense "precise". Doublet of precise. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*preh₂-|*kh₂eyd-}}, {{bor|en|fr|précis||summary}} French précis (“summary”), {{doublet|en|precise}} Doublet of precise Head templates: {{en-verb}} précis (third-person singular simple present précises, present participle précising, simple past and past participle précised)
  1. to write a précis of a work; to summarise, abridge
    Sense id: en-précis-en-verb-DME7bJnR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: precis

Adjective [French]

IPA: /pʁe.si/ Audio: Fr-précis.ogg Forms: précise [feminine], précis [masculine, plural], précises [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Latin praecīsus (“cut off”), perfect passive participle of praecīdō (“shorten”), from prae (“before”) + caedō (“cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- (“to strike”). Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*preh₂-|*kh₂eyd-}}, {{uder|fr|la|praecīsus||cut off}} Latin praecīsus (“cut off”), {{m|la|praecīdō||shorten}} praecīdō (“shorten”), {{m|la|prae||before}} prae (“before”), {{m|la|caedō||cut}} caedō (“cut”), {{uder|fr|ine-pro|*kh₂eyd-||to strike}} Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- (“to strike”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} précis (feminine précise, masculine plural précis, feminine plural précises)
  1. Which does not leave doubt; specific, explicit
    Sense id: en-précis-fr-adj-JZ20iK1E
  2. Done in a precise and reliable fashion
    Sense id: en-précis-fr-adj-wvEfdiby Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 33 2 13 29 2 20 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 3 28 4 16 24 4 21
  3. (Sound) Well perceived; sharp
    Sense id: en-précis-fr-adj-qSrFJxGV
  4. (Of language or writing) Demonstrating precision, concision and accuracy
    Sense id: en-précis-fr-adj-rKi5pgpe Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 33 2 13 29 2 20 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 3 28 4 16 24 4 21
  5. Said of someone whose language expresses such qualities
    Sense id: en-précis-fr-adj-HxYUO3gQ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 33 2 13 29 2 20 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 3 28 4 16 24 4 21
  6. (Measure) calculated or measured with precision
    Sense id: en-précis-fr-adj-HAtuBhxP

Noun [French]

IPA: /pʁe.si/ Audio: Fr-précis.ogg Forms: précis [plural]
Etymology: From Latin praecīsus (“cut off”), perfect passive participle of praecīdō (“shorten”), from prae (“before”) + caedō (“cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- (“to strike”). Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*preh₂-|*kh₂eyd-}}, {{uder|fr|la|praecīsus||cut off}} Latin praecīsus (“cut off”), {{m|la|praecīdō||shorten}} praecīdō (“shorten”), {{m|la|prae||before}} prae (“before”), {{m|la|caedō||cut}} caedō (“cut”), {{uder|fr|ine-pro|*kh₂eyd-||to strike}} Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- (“to strike”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} précis m (plural précis)
  1. précis Tags: masculine Related terms: précisément, préciser, précision
    Sense id: en-précis-fr-noun-BWlbQMp0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 33 2 13 29 2 20 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 3 28 4 16 24 4 21

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