[ noun ] a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory <noun.communication>
Synopsis \Syn*op"sis\, n.; pl. {Synopses}. [L., from Gr. ?; sy`n with, together + ? a sight, view, from the root seen in E. optic.] A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or summary of a discourse; a syllabus; a conspectus.
That the reader may see in one view the exactness of the method, as well as force of the argument, I shall here draw up a short synopsis of this epistle. --Bp. Warburton.
Syn: Abridgment; compendium; epitome; abstract; summary; syllabus; conspectus. See {Abridgment}.
So quickly do liaisons develop and dissolve that the musical often seems like a synopsis of the story rather than the unfolding of a plot.
"The collection is very much a synopsis of mainstream modernism and its evolving," Shapiro said.
"Is it a reasonable synopsis of what the story was about?" Beasley asked.
That was what I found so fascinating,' says Bill Bryden, executive producer of the BBC series. The synopsis for the rest of his television series tells of a mid-life crisis and an escape by Hall to the country in search for his spiritual self.
The synopsis is actually more difficult to follow than the performance.
A brief synopsis cannot convey the rich texture Malle contributes to the melancholy tale, nor the deep humanity.
She asks for a one-page synopsis of what they are going to say and later a copy of the complete speech. 'Speakers can shoot off in different directions.
Stern thought up Zen in 1970, but stashed a one-page synopsis in a suitcase.
Sir, The FT survey on Malta (February 18) provides a very accurate synopsis of Malta's proactive domestic and foreign policy agenda for the 1990s.
If the fiber-degrading activity in pigs is increased, producers may be able to switch to less expensive feeds, such as feed grains from ethanol production," the Agricultural Research Service says in a synopsis of its studies.
The summaries then form a synopsis of my personal approach to investing. Every library needs at least one basic reference guide to cope with the jargon and other technicalities of investment.
The film maker, who died of cancer at age 52 five years ago, left behind his ideas for the movie in the form of a 30-page synopsis he'd prepared with his collaborator, Claude de Givray.
He later issued a synopsis of the news report to which Robertson referred.