précis
/ˈpɹeɪsi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I know she goes in for giving a rapid precis of all her guests."
- "the computer is functioning, lights on it softly blinking as it produces on the screen beside it a series of graphs — ten years' worth of annual reports, a précis of Data General Corporation's financial history."
- "I was sometimes mildly reprimanded during English lessons at school for making my précis too short[...]"
- "If the inital ^([sic]) passage consists of a series of paragraphs, each with a one-sentence summary, the individual's success in managing to précis the essential content of the message can then be assessed"
- "Nevertheless, to be required to précis say 5000 words on a single sheet of A4 has the advantage of simplicity, even if it isn’t easy."
- "Télémaque would not only be read widely in schools throughout the century, it would also be cited approvingly in the Encyclopédie, cherished by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, précised by Louis XVI, and its author saluted by Robespierre as ‘tutor to the human race’."
Etymology
Borrowed from French précis (“summary”), from a substantive use of its adjectival sense "precise". Doublet of precise.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: *preh₂-, précis