Dictionary (n.) A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a summary.Thesaurus 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 |