First Known Use: 1825
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conspectus
noun con·spec·tus \kən-ˈspek-təs\
Definition of CONSPECTUS
1
: a usually brief survey or summary (as of an extensive subject) often providing an overall view
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Origin of CONSPECTUS
Latin, from conspectus, from conspicere
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