Words About Books: conspectus
conspectus (kuhn-SPEK-tuhs) noun
A general survey, synopsis, outline, or digest of something.
[From Latin conspectus, past participle of conspicere, from con- (complete)
+ spicere (to look). Ultimately from Indo-European root spek- (to observe)
which is also the ancestor of such words as suspect, spectrum, bishop
(literally, overseer), espionage, despise, telescope, spectator, and
spectacles.]
4 comments:
ummm...can you use it in a sentence?
How about:
This blog gives a conspectus of my reading habits.
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The conspectus bloger was perplexed at the use of the English language.
I do doubt I could use it in a sentence in a live conversation. Perhaps that will be my challenge for the week...
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