conspectus

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈspɛktəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kən spek′təs)

Inflections of 'conspectus' (n): npl: conspectuses

con•spec•tus (kən spek′təs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tus•es.

a general or comprehensive view;
survey.
a digest;
summary;
résumé.

Latin: survey, view, act of seeing, equivalent. to conspec-, variant stem of conspicere to see, catch sight of (con- con- + -spicere, combining form of specere to look) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
1830–40

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conspectus /kənˈspɛktəs/ n

an overall view; survey
a summary; résumé

Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin: a viewing, from conspicere to observe, from specere to look

'conspectus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

conspicuous - abridgment - compendium

Synonyms: précis, outline, synopsis, summary, digest, more...

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