precis
See also: précis
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪsi
Noun
precis (plural precis or preces or precises)
- Alternative spelling of précis
Translations
precis
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Verb
precis (third-person singular simple present precises, present participle precising, simple past and past participle precised)
- Alternative form of précis
Anagrams
- Cripes, Persic, Spicer, crepis, cripes, prices, spicer
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpre.kis/, [ˈprɛ.kɪs]
Noun
precis
- genitive singular of prex
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French précis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /preˈt͡ʃis/
Adjective
precis m or n (feminine singular precisă, masculine plural preciși, feminine and neuter plural precise)
- precise, accurate, exact
Declension
declension of precis
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | precis | precisă | preciși | precise | ||
definite | precisul | precisa | precișii | precisele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | precis | precise | preciși | precise | ||
definite | precisului | precisei | precișilor | preciselor |
Adverb
precis
- precisely, accurately, exactly
See also
- exact
- definit
Swedish
Etymology
From French précis, from Latin praecīsus (“cut off”), perfect passive participle of praecīdō.
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /prɛˈsiːs/
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Adjective
precis (comparative precisare, superlative precisast)
- precise, made with great precision
Related terms
- precist
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /prɛˈsiːs/, /prɛˈsɪs/
audio (file)
Adverb
precis (not comparable)
- precisely; exactly
- (focus) precisely; Used to provide emphasis
- just; by a narrow margin
- just; moments ago
- just; perfectly
Synonyms
- (by a narrow margin): just
- (perfectly): just
References
- precis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
- precis in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).