n.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' näp-s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -op · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, literally, comprehensive view, from synopsesthai to be going to see together, from syn- + opsesthai to be going to see ― more at OPTIC
Date: 1611
1 : a condensed statement or outline (as of a narrative or treatise) : ABSTRACT
2 : the abbreviated conjugation of a verb in one person only