"synopsis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪˈnɒpsɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɪˈnɑpsɪs/ [US] Audio: en-us-synopsis.ogg [US], en-au-synopsis.ogg [Australia] Forms: synopses [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin synopsis, itself from Ancient Greek σύνοψις (súnopsis), from σύν (sún, “with or whole”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”) meaning whole view. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sem-|*h₃ekʷ-}}, {{uder|en|LL.|synopsis}} Late Latin synopsis, {{uder|en|grc|σύνοψις}} Ancient Greek σύνοψις (súnopsis), {{m|grc|σύν||with or whole}} σύν (sún, “with or whole”), {{m|grc|ὄψις||view}} ὄψις (ópsis, “view”) Head templates: {{en-noun|synopses}} synopsis (plural synopses)
  1. (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. Synonyms (brief summary): abridgment, abstract, conspectus, outline, overview, summary Translations (brief summary): sinopsis (Afrikaans), konspekt (Albanian), σύνοψις (súnopsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), مُلَخَّص (mulaḵḵaṣ) [masculine] (Arabic), агля́д (ahljád) [masculine] (Belarusian), рэзюмэ́ (rezjumé) [neuter] (Belarusian), обзо́р (obzór) [masculine] (Bulgarian), резюме́ (rezjumé) [neuter] (Bulgarian), sinopsi [feminine] (Catalan), 概要 (gàiyào) (Chinese Mandarin), 提要 (tíyào) (Chinese Mandarin), 摘要 (zhāiyào) (Chinese Mandarin), přehled [masculine] (Czech), synopse [feminine] (Czech), synopse [common-gender] (Danish), synopsis [common-gender] (Danish), samenvatting [feminine] (Dutch), synopsis [feminine] (Dutch), kokkuvõte (Estonian), tiivistelmä (Finnish), yhteenveto (Finnish), synopsis (Finnish), abrégé [masculine] (French), précis [masculine] (French), résumé [masculine] (French), resumo [masculine] (Galician), sinopse [feminine] (Galician), მიმოხილვა (mimoxilva) (Georgian), Synopse [feminine] (German), Übersicht [feminine] (German), Zusammenfassung [feminine] (German), σύνοψη (sýnopsi) [feminine] (Greek), περίληψη (perílipsi) [feminine] (Greek), תַקצִיר (taktsír) [masculine] (Hebrew), összefoglalás (Hungarian), összegzés (Hungarian), áttekintés (Hungarian), összefoglaló (Hungarian), achoimre [feminine] (Irish), achoimriú [masculine] (Irish), sinossi [feminine] (Italian), 大意 (taii) (alt: たいい) (Japanese), 梗概 (kōgai) (alt: こうがい) (Japanese), 概要 (gaiyō) (alt: がいよう) (Japanese), あらすじ (arasuji) (Japanese), 대위 (daewi) (alt: 大意) (Korean), 경개 (gyeonggae) (alt: 梗槪) (Korean), 개요 (gaeyo) (alt: 槪要) (Korean), whakarāpopoto (Maori), streszczenie [masculine] (Polish), resumo [masculine] (Portuguese), sinopsis [neuter] (Romanian), кра́ткое описа́ние (krátkoje opisánije) [neuter] (Russian), кра́ткий обзо́р (krátkij obzór) [masculine] (Russian), сино́псис (sinópsis) [masculine] (Russian), конспе́кт (konspékt) [masculine] (Russian), обозре́ние (obozrénije) [neuter] (Russian), резюме́ (rezjumɛ́) [neuter] (Russian), giorrachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), сино̀псис [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), саже́так [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), sinòpsis [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), sažétak [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), prehľad [masculine] (Slovak), synopsa [feminine] (Slovak), resumen [masculine] (Spanish), sumario [masculine] (Spanish), sinopsis [feminine] (Spanish), sammanfattning [common-gender] (Swedish), synopsis [common-gender] (Swedish), sammandrag [neuter] (Swedish), özet (Turkish), о́гляд (óhljad) [masculine] (Ukrainian), резюме́ (rezjumé) [neuter] (Ukrainian), сино́псис (synópsys) [masculine] (Ukrainian), crynodeb (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-synopsis-en-noun-CG5lM-e~ Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 44 46 9 Topics: authorship, broadcasting, communications, film, journalism, literature, media, publishing, television, writing Disambiguation of 'brief summary': 71 27 2 Disambiguation of 'brief summary': 71 27 2
  2. A reference work containing brief articles that taken together give an overview of an entire field.
    Sense id: en-synopsis-en-noun-ou9FMfO9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 60 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 55 20 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 44 46 9
  3. (Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.
    Sense id: en-synopsis-en-noun-nHyRDnY1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: synoptic, synoptical, synoptically, synoptist, bird's-eye view

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кра́ткий обзо́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sinópsis",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сино́псис"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "konspékt",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "конспе́кт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obozrénije",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обозре́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rezjumɛ́",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "резюме́"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "giorrachadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сино̀псис"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "саже́так"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sinòpsis"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sažétak"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prehľad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "synopsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "resumen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sumario"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sinopsis"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sammanfattning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "synopsis"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sammandrag"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "word": "özet"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "óhljad",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "о́гляд"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rezjumé",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "резюме́"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "synópsys",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сино́псис"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "brief summary",
      "word": "crynodeb"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "synopsis"
  ],
  "word": "synopsis"
}

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