Definition of Conspectus

1. Noun. An overall summary.

Generic synonyms: Sum-up, 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

consortable
consorted
consortest
consortia
consortial
consorting
consortion
consortium
consortiums
consorts
consortship
consortships
conspecific
conspecificity
conspecifics
conspectus (current term)
conspectuses
conspersion
conspersions
conspicious
conspicuities
conspicuity
conspicuous
conspicuous consumer
conspicuous consumption
conspicuously
conspicuousness
conspiracies
conspiracism
conspiracist

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, ..."

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