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praecidere
Latin · ancient
"to cut off, abridge"
prae- 'before' plus caedere 'to cut'
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precis
French · medieval
"cut short, condensed"
the past participle precis described something cut short or condensed
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precis
English · 1760
"a concise statement or abstract"
borrowed as a noun for a condensed written summary
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