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Synopsis vs Trimming - What's the difference?

synopsis | trimming |

As nouns the difference between synopsis and trimming

is that synopsis is synopsis while trimming is the act of someone who trims.

As a verb trimming is

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synopsis

English

(wikipedia synopsis)

Noun

(synopses)
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * (brief summary): abridgment, abstract, conspectus, outline, overview, summary

    Related terms

    * synoptic * synoptical * synoptically * synoptist

    See also

    * bird's-eye view

    External links

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    trimming

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of someone who trims.
    • I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges.
  • Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
  • :He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table.
  • An accompaniment to a meal.
  • :Christmas dinner with all the trimmings
  • (colloquial, dated) A reprimand or chastisting.
    • to give a boy a trimming

    Verb

    (head)
  • :I am helping my elderly neighbour by trimming his hedge.