|apə(r)|sü, F ȧpersu̅e̅ noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from aperçu, past participle of apercevoir to perceive, from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + percevoir to perceive, from Latin percipere — more at perceive
1. : a brief glimpse or immediate impression ; especially : an intuitive insight
the many brilliant aperçus that illustrate and illuminate the main theme — D.W.Brogan
2. : a brief survey or sketch : outline
if reduced to … two pages it would be the profoundest aperçu of the universe that I ever have read — O.W.Holmes †1935
Synonyms: see compendium