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Aperçus ˌa Per Sue Plural Noun A Brief Summary Sketch Outline

Back aperçu \ˌa-per-SUE\
plural aperçus
Front
noun
1. A brief summary or sketch; outline.
2. An clever insight.

[French, from aperçu, past participle of apercevoir to perceive, from Old French aperceivre, from a- (from Latin ad-) + perceivre to perceive — more at perceive. First Known Use: 1828]

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

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