1. (n.) A compact or condensed representation; a brief summary; an abridgement\.

2. (n.) A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation.

abbreviation abbreviature abrege abridgement abridgment abstract antetype antitype apocope archetype biotype breviary brief capsule classic example compend compendium compression condensation condensed version conspectus contraction criterion curtailment digest draft elision ellipsis embodiment essence exemplar foreshortening fugleman fugler genotype head imitatee last word lead mirror model original outline overview pandect paradigm pattern personification precedent precis prototype quintessence recap recapitulation reduction representative resume retrenchment review rubric rule shortened version shortening skeleton sketch standard sum summary summation summing-up survey syllabus syncope synopsis telescoping thumbnail sketch topical outline truncation type type species type specimen typical example ultimate urtext