(n.) A general view; an abstract or summary of a discourse\; a syllabus; a conspectus.

abbreviation abbreviature abrege abridgement abridgment abstract apercu apocope breviary brief capsule compend compendium compression condensation condensed version conspectus curtailment digest draft elision ellipsis epitome epitomization foreshortening head outline overview pandect precis recap recapitulation reduction resume retrenchment review rubric shortened version shortening skeleton sketch summary summation survey syllabus syncope telescoping thumbnail sketch topical outline truncation