synopsis

n.; pl. Synopses [ L., from Gr. &unr_;; sy`n with, together + &unr_; a sight, view, from the root seen in E. optic. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Abridgment; compendium; epitome; abstract; summary; syllabus; conspectus. See Abridgment. [ 1913 Webster ]