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/pʁe.si/

adjective/pʁe.si/

Which does not leave doubt; specific, explicit; Done in a precise and reliable fashion; Well perceived; sharp; Demonstrating precision, concision and accuracy; Said of someone whose language expresses such qualities

From Latin praecīsus (“cut off”), perfect passive participle of praecīdō (“shorten”), from prae (“before”) + caedō (“cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- (“to strike”).

noun, masculine/pʁe.si/

a concise summary (e.g., of events, a book, a story); précis

From Latin praecīsus (“cut off”), perfect passive participle of praecīdō (“shorten”), from prae (“before”) + caedō (“cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- (“to strike”).