Synopsis vs Rundown - What's the difference?
synopsis | rundown |
A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
(Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.
A rough outline. Generally used in the definite, as the rundown .
(baseball) A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out.
A Caribbean stew of fish (typically mackerel) with reduced coconut milk, yam, tomato, onion and seasonings.
As nouns the difference between synopsis and rundown
is that synopsis is a brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work while rundown is a rough outline. Generally used in the definite, as the rundown.As an adjective rundown is
alternative form of lang=en.synopsis
English
(wikipedia synopsis)Noun
(synopses)Synonyms
* (brief summary): abridgment, abstract, conspectus, outline, overview, summarySee also
* bird's-eye viewExternal links
* * English nouns with irregular plurals ----rundown
English
Noun
(en noun)- Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?
- Smith is caught in a rundown , but Jones will come around to score.