Synopsis

Noun

 * 1) 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.
 * 2)  A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.

Synonyms

 * : abridgment, abstract, conspectus, outline, overview, summary

Related terms

 * synoptic
 * synoptical
 * synoptically
 * synoptist

Thesaurus
abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgement, abridgment, abstract, apercu, apocope, breviary, brief, capsule, compend, compendium, compression, condensation, condensed version, conspectus, curtailment, digest, draft, elision, ellipsis, epitome, epitomization, foreshortening, head, outline, overview, pandect, precis, recap, recapitulation, reduction, resume, retrenchment, review, rubric, shortened version, shortening, skeleton, sketch, summary, summation, survey, syllabus, syncope, telescoping, thumbnail sketch, topical outline, truncation

Etymology
From synopsis:, itself from  σύνοψις: < σύν: + ὄψις:

Translations

 * Afrikaans: sinopsis
 * Albanian:
 * Catalan:
 * Croatian: sinopsis, sažetak
 * Czech:, synopse
 * Estonian: kokkuvõte
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:, ,
 * German:, ,


 * Hungarian: összefoglalás, összegzés,  áttekintés,  összefoglaló
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: (taii)
 * Polish:
 * Russian: конспект, краткий обзор ; синопсис
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Turkish:
 * Welsh: crynodeb

Noun

 * 1)  A general overview or synoptic table of a topic.
 * 2)   Plot summary of a movie.

Noun

 * 1) list
 * 2) synopsis