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Precis
01
a concise summary or abstract that distills the essential points of a longer text or speech
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
précis
Examples
The student wrote a clear précis of the lengthy article for the class.
to precis
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
precis
3rd person singular
precises
Present participle
precising
Past simple
precised
Past participle
precised
Examples
The student was asked to précis the lengthy article into a one-page summary.
