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Synopsis - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Abstract, Breviary, Brief, Capsule, Compendium, Compression, Condensation, Digest, Draft, Elision, Ellipsis, Epitome, Foreshortening, Head, Outline

A synopsis (Greek συνοψις, synopsis, "a seeing-together") is a brief summary or overview or summary. A synopsis is often used at the beginning of works of literature or the libretto of a performance, in order to outline the main course of the plot in relatively simple terms.

See also Synoptic Gospels.

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