conspectus

  • 11conspectus — /keuhn spek teuhs/, n., pl. conspectuses. 1. a general or comprehensive view; survey. 2. a digest; summary; résumé. [1830 40; < L: survey, view, act of seeing, equiv. to conspec , var. s. of conspicere to see, catch sight of (con CON + spicere,&#8230; …

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  • 12conspectus — noun a) A general survey of a subject. b) A synopsis …

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  • 13conspectus — Synonyms and related words: abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, apocope, breviary, brief, capsule, compend, compression, condensation, condensed version, curtailment, digest, draft, elision, ellipsis, epitome, foreshortening …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 14conspectus — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compendium, epitome. See shortness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pr?cis, outline, synopsis, survey; see summary …

    English dictionary for students

  • 15conspectus — n. outline, synopsis, summary, survey …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 16conspectus — [kən spɛktəs] noun a summary or overview of a subject. Origin C19: from L., past participle (used asnoun) of conspicere (see conspicuous) …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 17conspectus — n. [L.] Outline, epitome, abstract, summary, compend, compendium, synopsis, syllabus, digest, brief, breviary, general view …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 18conspectus — noun (C) formal a short report giving the most important ideas of a subject …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19conspectus — con·spec·tus …

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  • 20conspectus — con•spec•tus [[t]kənˈspɛk təs[/t]] n. pl. tus•es 1) a general or comprehensive view; survey 2) a digest; summary; résumé • Etymology: 1830–40; &LT; L: survey, act of seeing &LT; conspec , var. s. of conspicere to see …

    From formal English to slang

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