conspectus

conspectus
/keuhn spek"teuhs/, n., pl. conspectuses.
1. a general or comprehensive view; survey.
2. a digest; summary; résumé.
[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]
Syn. 2. compendium, brief, abstract, epitome.

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