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o⋅ver⋅view

[oh-ver-vyoo]
–noun
a general outline of a subject or situation; survey or summary.

Origin:
1540–50; over- + view
o·ver·view   (ō'vər-vyōō')   
n.  
  1. A broad, comprehensive view; a survey.
  2. A summary or review.

Overview

O"ver*view`\, n. [Cf. Survey.] An inspection or overlooking. [Obs.] --Shak.

overview  (n.)
"survey, summary," 1934, Amer.Eng., from over + view (n.).
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