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conspectus

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con·spec·tus  (kn-spkts)
n. pl. con·spec·tus·es
1. A general survey of a subject.
2. A synopsis.

[Latin, from past participle of cnspicere, to observe; see conspicuous.]

conspectus
Noun
Formal a survey or summary [Latin: a viewing]

conspectus
a summary, outline, or general view of a situation.
See also: Representation
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Noun1.conspectus - an overall summary
sum-up, summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"

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The University of California/Stanford Map Libraries Group (UCSMLG) is still using the Research Library Group (RLG) conspectus portion for maps and geospatial data.
In his survey of the last eighty years or so, Watkin has done well to give us such a broad conspectus, and he rightly says it is too soon to judge, for example, Deconstructivist buildings or to predict how soon they will fall out of fashion.
At first reading, Moron's vision has the utopian appeal of Schiller's "Ode to Joy": a grand conspectus of humanity, sweeping away doubt with the broad brush of optimism.
 
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