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View synonyms for conspectus

conspectus

[ kuhn-spek-tuhs ]

noun

, plural con·spec·tus·es.
  1. a general or comprehensive view; survey.
  2. a digest; summary; résumé.

    Synonyms: epitome, abstract, brief, compendium



conspectus

/ kənˈspɛktəs /

noun

  1. an overall view; survey
  2. a summary; résumé
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of conspectus1

1830–40; < 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 v. action
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conspectus1

C19: from Latin: a viewing, from conspicere to observe, from specere to look
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Example Sentences

But the time is not wasted; the conspectus is always good, and the blur that remains on the mind is probably just enough.

Often shown as Spice Russet, flatter and irregular: Vide conspectus.

Conspectus Crustaceorum in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione, C. Wilkes duce, collectorum.

No other document is so valuable for a complete conspectus of Jefferson's mind and theories at that time.

(Calcutta, 1903), gives a complete conspectus of Bihari in all its dialects and sub-dialects.

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