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Definition of Conspectus
1. Noun. An overall summary.
Definition of Conspectus
1. n. A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an epitome.
Definition of Conspectus
1. Noun. A general survey of a subject. ¹
2. Noun. A synopsis. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conspectus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Conspectus
Literary usage of Conspectus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Greek Mathematics by Thomas Little Heath (1921)
"conspectus of the Arithmetica, with typical solutions There seems to be no means
of conveying an idea of ti extent of the problems solved by ..."
2. Methods of Practical Hygiene by Karl Bernhard Lehmann (1893)
"conspectus of the Most Important Schizomycetes. § 82. Prefatory Remark.—This
conspectus comprises all kinds which are more accurately known, ..."
3. A History of Classical Scholarship: From the Sixth Century B.C. to the End by John Edwin Sandys (1906)
"For a conspectus of the periods covered by these tables, and the pages on which
they will be found, see p. xi supra. ..."
4. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1835)
"... Interlineal Translation of the First Ten Chapters of Gregory'* conspectus ...
be able to appreciate the purity and elegance of Gregory's conspectus, ..."