How to pronounce synopsis
American English pronunciation
sih-NOP-sis
- IPA
- /sɪˈnɑpsɪs/
- Syllables
- sih · NOP · sis (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What synopsis means
A short telling of the main points of a story or book
In a sentence: The back of the movie case had a synopsis of the plot.
Where it comes from: It comes from Greek words meaning "a whole view," or seeing everything together.
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