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précis

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈpɹeɪsi/
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  • rhymes with -eɪsi

1

noun

Meaning 1

A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

to write a précis of a work; to summarise, abridge

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French précis (“summary”), from a substantive use of its adjectival sense "precise". Doublet of precise.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: резюме (rezjume) — concise statement
  • Bulgarian: конспект (konspekt) — concise statement
  • German: Zusammenfassung — concise statement
  • German: Inhaltsangabe — concise statement
  • Greek: περίληψη (perílipsi) — concise statement
  • Hungarian: summa — concise statement
  • Italian: riassunto — concise statement
  • Japanese: 要約 (yōyaku) — concise statement
  • Māori: whakarāpopoto — concise statement
  • Polish: streszczenie — concise statement
  • Russian: сво́дка (svódka) — concise statement
  • Russian: резюме́ (rezjumé) — concise statement
  • Russian: конспе́кт (konspékt) — concise statement
  • Spanish: resumen — concise statement
  • Swedish: sammandrag — concise statement