0 a short form of a text that gives only the important parts: --
You have all been given a précis of the report.
1 to make or give a précis: --
2 a short form of a text that gives only the important parts --
3 a short piece of a writing that gives only the main facts or ideas about something: --
The newspaper printed a subjective précis of the damning report.
4 to express the main facts or ideas about something in a short piece of writing: --
Candidates were asked to précis the presentation, adding one or two suggestions of their own.