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1. 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 discourse; a syllabus; a conspectus.
2. n. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
3. 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.
4. A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arrangedas to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or summary ofa discourse; a syllabus; a conspectus.That the reader may see in one view the exactness of the method, aswell as force of the argument, I shall here draw up a short synopsisof this epistle. Bp. Warburton.
5. n:100 n a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory