précis
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precis /ˈpreɪsi/ (also précis)
▶noun (pl. same /-siːz/) a summary of a text or speech. ▶verb (precises /-siːz/, precising /-siːɪŋ/, precised /-siːd/) make a precis of.
– origin C18: from Fr. précis, lit. ‘precise’.
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