synopsis

[ si-nop-sis ]

/ sɪˈnɒp sɪs /

a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject.

a compendium of heads or short paragraphs giving a view of the whole.

a brief summary of the plot of a novel, motion picture, play, etc.

Origin of synopsis

1605–15; < Late Latin < Greek sýnopsis, equivalent to syn- syn- + op- (suppletive stem of horân to see; cf. autopsy) + -sis -sis

condensation, epitome, abstract, abridgment, précis. See summary.

The bane of my existence is the synopses that publishers request for a new novel or series.

Michelle Gagnon’s How I Write Interview: When I Was a Russian Supper-Club Dancer |Noah Charney |September 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The synopses of the contents of Biblical books will be found helpful.

The Literature of the Old Testament |George Foot Moore
I have retained the division into larger and smaller sections and the synopses of the various chapters.

The Wonders of Life |Ernst Haeckel
We have in the First Epistle two synopses of the Gospel which correspond with a perfect precision to these claims.

Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John |William Alexander

Synopses of readings are given, and essays on leading characters and topics.

The Chautauquan, Vol. III, January 1883 |The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle
These published sermons therefore are little better than synopses of what the prophet said, and necessarily imperfect.

A New Witness for God (Volume 1 of 3) |B. H. Roberts

synopsis

/ (sɪˈnɒpsɪs) /

a condensation or brief review of a subject; summary

C17: via Late Latin from Greek sunopsis, from syn- + opsis view