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precis /pray-SEE, PRAY-see/plural precis /pray-SEEZ, PRAY-seez/

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nounA concise summary.verb tr.To make a concise summary.[From French précis (precise), from Latin praecisus (curtailed), past participle of praecidere (to shorten). Earliest documented use: 1760.]"We'd end [the review] with a pithy precis of our thoughts on the novel." Alex Preston; Gold by Chris Cleave; The Observer (London, UK); Jun 2, 2012.

Front	precis /pray-SEE, PRAY-see/ plural precis /pray-SEEZ, PRAY-seez/
Back	noun A concise summary. verb tr. To make a concise summary. [From French précis (precise), from Latin praecisus (curtailed), past participle of praecidere (to shorten). Earliest documented use: 1760.] "We'd end [the review] with a pithy precis of our thoughts on the novel." Alex Preston; Gold by Chris Cleave; The Observer (London, UK); Jun 2, 2012.

Precis Concise Summary Pray See Plural Pray Seez Noun Verb