APERCU

apercu

(noun) a short synopsis

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

apercu (plural apercus)

Alternative spelling of aperçu

Anagrams

• earcup

Source: Wiktionary

A`per`çu" (a`pâr`sus"), n.; pl. Aperçus (-sus"). [F., prop. p. p. of apercevoir to perceive.]

1.

Definition: A first view or glance, or the perception or estimation so obtained; an immediate apprehension or insight, appreciative rather than analytic.

The main object being to develop the several aperçus or insights which furnish the method of such psychology. W. T. Harris.

A series of partial and more or less disparate aperçus or outlooks; each for itself a center of experience. James Ward.

2. Hence, a brief or detached view; conspectus; sketch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition