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A précis is a concise summary or abstract of a text, speech, or other piece of writing. It is designed to provide the main points and essential details of the original content.

Part of Speech: Noun

Example sentence:

- I need a précis of the research paper before I can present it to the committee.

Part of Speech: Verb

Example sentence:

- Could you please pr cis this article for me in just a few paragraphs?

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