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summarise vs precis

precis vs summarise

summarise is not a noun while precis is a noun.

summarise and precis both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
summarise No No Yes No
precis Yes No Yes No
As verbs, precis is a hyponym of summarise; that is, precis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than summarise:
  • summarise: give a summary (of)
  • precis: make a summary (of)
Other hyponyms of summarise include abstract, docket, recap, recapitulate.
summarise (noun) precis (noun)
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
summarise (verb) precis (verb)
give a summary (of) make a summary (of)
be a summary of
Difference between summarise and precis

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