What is "precis"

1760, from French noun use of Middle French précis "cut short, condensed" (see precise). As a verb, from 1856.

n. (alternative spelling of précis English)

1. n. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory [syn: outline, synopsis, abstract]

2. v. make a summary (of)

Précis is the debut full-length album by Portland, Oregon based musician Benoit Pioulard, released by Kranky on October 16, 2006.

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 Michigan-based musician Benoit Pioulard
• Precis (butterfly), a genus of Nymphalidae, or brush-footed butterflies
• Precis Neumann, a character in the PlayStation game Star Ocean: The Second Story
• PRECIS (Providing Regional Climates for Impacts Studies), a regional climate model written by the United Kingdom Met Office

PRECIS (Providing REgional Climates for Impacts Studies, pronounced pray-sea) is developed at the Hadley Centre at the UK Met Office, PRECIS is a regional climate modelling system designed to run on a Linux based PC. PRECIS can be applied to any area of the globe to generate detailed climate change projections.

Precis is a genus of nymphalid butterflies, described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. They are commonly known as commodores and are found in Africa. Two species are endemic to Madagascar.