Words and phrases that have a meaning related to precis:  (141 results)
Often used in the same context:
synopsis, summation, explication, snippet, compendious, disquisition, gist, blurb, postscript, apologia, panegyric, summary, excerpt, biog, refutations, concise, preface, exegesis, prefatory, endnote, excursus, declarative sentence, epigraph, quote, appendices, compendium, treatise, epigram, anabasis, overview, paraphrases, recap, explanation, titbit, riposte, pithiness, autobio, epilogue, bibliography, rebuttal, elision, digression, interjection, delphic, billet doux, peroration, subtitle, expository, chronology, tu quoque, humerous, recapitulation, narrative, epistle, verbatim, ludwig wittgenstein, critique, anecdote, lexis, footnotes, shakespearean sonnet, dorothy sayers, circumlocution, coda, elucidation, encyclopaedic, headnote, colophon, paragraphs, terza rima, ranty, homiletic, fisk, mot juste, preamble, novelette, anodyne, wheen, acknowledgements, describer, description, summarization, unabridged, writeup, performable, readme, emendations, jeremiad, commentary, elaboration, primer, ineloquent, tacitus, pedantry, shavian, soundbite, speciousness, thomas malory, exegetical, ford madox ford, unexpurgated, wordage, resume, summaries, exposition, epitome, conspectus, summing, synopses, introduction, paraphrase, sketch, glossary, account, digest, dissertation, alphabetical, alphabetic, bibliographic, dictionary, numeric, permuted, title, biographical, bracketed, nonempty, parenthesized, annalistic, array, bibliographical, bitmapped, byte, classified, concatenated, formatted
More specific:
apercu, brief
More general:
summarize, sum up
Synonyms:
abstract, outline
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— Adjectives for precis: brief, short, accurate, good, excellent, useful, mere, english, historical, rapid, fair, more...

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