Synopsis vs. Description

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Difference Between Synopsis and Description
Synopsisnoun
(authorship) 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.
Descriptionnoun
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
Synopsisnoun
(Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.
Descriptionnoun
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
Synopsisnoun
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Descriptionnoun
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description.ADVERTISEMENT
Descriptionnoun
(taxonomy) A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.Descriptionnoun
a statement that represents something in words
Descriptionnoun
the act of describing something
Descriptionnoun
sort or variety;
every description of book was there