apercu (noun)

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• apercu — (n.) quick impression, sketch, brief survey, 1820s, from Fr. aperçu (18c. in this sense), noun use of pp. of apercevoir to perceive (11c.), from Gallo Romance *adpercipere, from L. ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + percipere to perceive (see PERCEIVE… …   Etymology dictionary

• aperçu — noun (plural aperçus) Etymology: French, from aperçu, past participle of apercevoir to perceive, from Old French aperceivre, from a (from Latin ad ) + perceivre to perceive more at perceive Date: 1828 1. a brief survey or sketch ; outline …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• aperçu — noun /ˌa.pɛːˈsuː/ A clever insight. I insisted on how his opinion mattered, and developed and construed his platitudes into aperçus he was far from entertaining himself …   Wiktionary

• apercu — noun a short synopsis • Hypernyms: ↑outline, ↑synopsis, ↑abstract, ↑precis …   Useful english dictionary

• aperçu — [ˌapɛ: sju:] noun (plural aperçus) a comment which makes an illuminating or entertaining point. Origin C19: from Fr., past participle of apercevoir perceive …   English new terms dictionary

• aperçu — /apɛəˈsu/ (say ahpair sooh) noun (plural aperçus) 1. a perception or intuitive understanding. 2. an outline or summary. {French, from apercevoir perceive} …  

• List of French words and phrases used by English speakers — Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers. English contains many words of French origin, such as art, collage, competition, force, machine, police, publicity, role, routine, table, and many other Anglicized… …   Wikipedia

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• abridgment — I (condensation) noun abbreviation, abbreviature, abstract, aperçu, brief, capsule, compendium, compression, consolidation, conspectus, contraction, curtailment, digest, epitome, epitomization, extract, précis, reduction, sketch, summary,… …   Law dictionary

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