n. pl. syn·op·ses (-sēz) A brief outline or general view, as of a subject or written work; an abstract or a summary. [Late Latin, from Greek sunopsis, general view : sun-, syn- + opsis, view; see okw- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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