pré ‧ cis /ˈpreɪsiː $ preɪˈsiː/ BrE AmE noun ( plural précis /-siːz $ -ˈsiːz/) [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: précis ; ⇨ ↑ precise ]
especially British English a statement which gives the main idea of a piece of writing, speech etc SYN summary , abstract American English :
a précis of the report
—précis verb [transitive]