\Syn*op"sis\, n.; pl. {Synopses}. [L., from Gr. ?; sy`n
with, together + ? a sight, view, from the root seen in E.
optic.]
A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged
as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or
summary of a discourse; a syllabus; 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. --Bp.
                                               Warburton.
Syn: Abridgment; compendium; epitome; abstract; summary;
     syllabus; conspectus. See {Abridgment}.