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conspectus

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con⋅spec⋅tus

  [kuhn-spek-tuhs]
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–noun, plural -tus⋅es.
1. a general or comprehensive view; survey.
2. a digest; summary; résumé.
Origin:
1830–40; < L: survey, view, act of seeing, equiv. to conspec-, var. s. of conspicere to see, catch sight of (con- con- + -spicere, comb. form of specere to look) + -tus suffix of v. action

Synonyms:
2. compendium, brief, abstract, epitome.
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con·spec·tus   (kən-spěk'təs)   
n.   pl. con·spec·tus·es

  1. A general survey of a subject.

  2. A synopsis.


[Latin, from past participle of cōnspicere, to observe; see conspicuous.]
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