Main Entry: syn·op·sis

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈnäp-səs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural syn·op·ses \-ˌsēz\

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: 1603

1 : a condensed statement or outline (as of a narrative or treatise) : abstract
2 : the abbreviated conjugation of a verb in one person only