Associations to the word «Precis»

Wiktionary

PRECIS, noun. Alternative spelling of précis
PRÉCIS, noun. A concise or abridged statement or view.
PRÉCIS, verb. To write a précis of a work; to summarise, abridge

Dictionary definition

PRECIS, noun. A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory.
PRECIS, verb. Make a summary (of).

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin