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a⋅per⋅çu
[a-per-sy] 
–noun, plural -çus [-sy] . French.
[-sy] . French. | 1. | a hasty glance; a glimpse. |
| 2. | an immediate estimate or judgment; understanding; insight. |
| 3. | an outline or summary. |
Origin:
lit., perceived
lit., perceived
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| a·per·çu (ä'pěr-sü') n. pl. a·per·çus (-sü')
[French, from past participle of apercevoir, to perceive : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + percevoir, to perceive (from Old French perceivre; see perceive).] |
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Apercu
A`per`[,c]u"\ ([.a]`p[^a]r`s[.u]"), n.; pl. Aper[,c]us (-s[.u]"). [F., prop. p. p. of apercevoir to perceive.]1. A first view or glance, or the perception or estimation so obtained; an immediate apprehension or insight, appreciative rather than analytic. The main object being to develop the several aper[,c]us or insights which furnish the method of such psychology. --W. T. Harris. A series of partial and more or less disparate aper[,c]us or outlooks; each for itself a center of experience. --James Ward. 2. Hence, a brief or detached view; conspectus; sketch.
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