precis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

precis
    n 1: a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or
         theory [syn: {outline}, {synopsis}, {abstract}, {precis}]
    v 1: make a summary (of)

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pr'ecis \Pr['e]`cis"\ (pr[asl]`s[=e]"), n. [F. See {Precise}.]
   A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a
   summary.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

precis \precis\ v. t.
   To make a precis of.
   [WordNet 1.5]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

44 Moby Thesaurus words for "precis":
      abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, apocope,
      brief, capsule, compend, compression, condensation,
      condensed version, conspectus, curtailment, digest, draft, elision,
      ellipsis, epitome, foreshortening, head, outline, overview,
      pandect, recap, recapitulation, reduction, retrenchment, review,
      rubric, shortened version, shortening, skeleton, sketch, summary,
      summation, survey, syllabus, syncope, synopsis, telescoping,
      thumbnail sketch, topical outline, truncation