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Answer for the clue "Brief summary ", 6 letters:
precis

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Word definitions for precis in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1760, from French noun use of Middle French précis "cut short, condensed" (see precise ). As a verb, from 1856.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A précis (pronounced "preh-si"): is a type of summary or abridgment. Précis or Precis may also refer to: Critical précis or "rhetorical précis", a formal writing style Mitsubishi Precis, another name for the Hyundai Excel Précis (album) , debut album by ...

Usage examples of precis.

Even given his gift for inaccurate precis, it seemed unlikely the postman had got things this wrong.

I am ready to download a precis of the 66,505 cases on the point of defendants suffering from memory redaction, and their rights and obligations under the law.

I don't ask for much out of life but I need someone to precis the intelligence memoranda, watch my calorie count, and sew up tears in my trousers.