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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. presenting a summary or general view of a whole;
- Example: "a synoptic presentation of a physical theory"

2. presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament;
- Example: "synoptic sayings"
[syn: synoptic, synoptical]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Synoptic \Syn*op"tic\, Synoptical \Syn*op"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. synoptique. See Synopsis.] Affording a general view of the whole, or of the principal parts of a thing; as, a synoptic table; a synoptical statement of an argument. "The synoptic Gospels." --Alford. -- Syn*op"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Synoptic \Syn*op"tic\, n. One of the first three Gospels of the New Testament. See Synoptist. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

synoptic adj 1: presenting a summary or general view of a whole; "a synoptic presentation of a physical theory" 2: presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament; "synoptic sayings" [syn: synoptic, synoptical]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

33 Moby Thesaurus words for "synoptic": across-the-board, all-comprehensive, all-inclusive, blanket, brief, compact, compendious, complete, comprehensive, concise, curt, curtal, curtate, decurtate, encyclopedic, global, instantaneous, little, low, omnibus, over-all, panoramic, short, short and sweet, succinct, summary, sweeping, total, transient, universal, whole, without exception, without omission