01 n. 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 discou…
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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.
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Abridgment; compendium; epitome; abstract; summary; syllabus; conspectus. See Abridgment.