Synopsis vs Treatise - What's the difference?
synopsis | treatise |
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 formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.
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*:“[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps?? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic??”
*2005 , (Plato), Sophist . Translation by Lesley Brown. .
*:And if someone wants to know how to make objections to actual craftsmen themselves on the subject of art in general or any particular art, there are published treatises available, as you know.
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As nouns the difference between synopsis and treatise
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 treatise is a formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.synopsis
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(wikipedia synopsis)Noun
(synopses)Synonyms
* (brief summary): abridgment, abstract, conspectus, outline, overview, summarySee also
* bird's-eye viewExternal links
* * English nouns with irregular plurals ----treatise
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(en noun)Sarah Glaz
Ode to Prime Numbers, volume=101, issue=4, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure from mathematical patterns involving primes.}}