Definition of "synopsis" []

• A brief outline or general view, as of a subject or written work; an abstract or a summary. (noun)

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• "Last time, I let the cat out of the bag, all right: I divulged the secret that just because many different people — agents, editors, contest rule-writers, fellowship committees, etc. — use the term synopsis, it does not mean that they are necessarily all talking about an identical document."
• "They looked and found it, but only in synopsis from a Knight-Ridder wire thing on opinion around the country."
• "If the synopsis is accurate then the story behind that gorgeous cover should prove an entertaining read."