synopsis hanvin Fr.: synopsis, résumé, précis A brief and condensed summary giving the major points and a general view of a topic. L.L. synopsis "a synopsis," from Gk. synopsis "general view," from a stem of synoran "to see altogether, all at once," from → syn- "together" + horan "to see, view." Hanvin, from han- variant of ham-, → syn- + vin variant bin present stem of didan "to see," → phenomenon. |