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o⋅ver⋅view

  [oh-ver-vyoo]
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–noun
a general outline of a subject or situation; survey or summary.
Origin:
1540–50; over- + view
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o·ver·view   (ō'vər-vyōō')   
n.  

  1. A broad, comprehensive view; a survey.

  2. A summary or review.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

overview  (n.)
"survey, summary," 1934, Amer.Eng., from over + view (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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