CONSPECTUS


Meaning of CONSPECTUS in English

/keuhn spek"teuhs/ , n. , pl. conspectuses .

1. a general or comprehensive view; survey.

2. a digest; summary; résumé.

[ 1830-40; conspec-, var. s. of conspicere to see, catch sight of ( con- CON- + -spicere, comb. form of specere to look) + -tus suffix of v. action ]

Syn. 2. compendium, brief, abstract, epitome.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .