Syn-ŏp'sis, n.

pl. SYN-ŎP'SĔS. [Lat., Gr. σύνοψις, from σύν, with, together, and ὄψις, a sight, view, from the root ὀπ, fut. ὄψομαι, to see.] A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole; a conspectus.

That the reader may see in one view the exactness of the method, as well as force of the argument, I shall here draw up a short synopsis of this epistle. Warburton.

Synonyms—Abridgment; compendium; epitome; abstract. See ABRIDGMENT.