yvlog

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é

[ prey-see, prey-see ]

noun

plural é
  1. a concise summary.

    Synonyms: , ,



verb (used with object)

  1. to make a é of.

precis

/ ˈɪː /

noun

  1. a summary of the essentials of a text; abstract
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make a precis of
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of é1

1750–60; < French, noun use of adj., literally, cut short. See precise
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of é1

C18: from French: precise
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A recurring line from “First Reformed” feels like a precis for all of these: Will God forgive us?

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The precis of a panel titled “Misinformation, Censorship, and Academic Freedom” states as fact that “governments censored information contrary to public health pronouncements in social media settings.”

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He segued into a é of his political life, starting when he was a 29-year-old senator.

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But the insistence on its importance — it shows up instrumentally, and in its vocal form, and even in a music box as a ballerina twirls around — struck me as a perfect é for the film.

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Moving back and forth from the early 1950s to the late ’80s, “Fellow Travelers,” based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Thomas Mallon, is a é of 20th-century queer history viewed through a turbulent relationship between two men.

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