conspectus

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: con=spec=tus

CIDE DICTIONARY

conspectus, n. 

 A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an epitome.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

conspectus, n.
1 a general or comprehensive survey.
2 a summary or synopsis.

Etymology

L f. conspicere conspect- (as com-, spicere look at)

THESAURUS

conspectus

abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, apocope, breviary, brief, capsule, compend, compression, condensation, condensed version, curtailment, digest, draft, elision, ellipsis, epitome, foreshortening, head, outline, overview, pandect, precis, recap, recapitulation, reduction, retrenchment, review, rubric, shortened version, shortening, skeleton, sketch, summary, summation, survey, syllabus, syncope, synopsis, telescoping, thumbnail sketch, topical outline, truncation

ROGET THESAURUS

conspectus

Compendium

N compend, compendium, abstract, precis, epitome, multum in parvo, analysis, pandect, digest, sum and substance, brief, abridgment, summary, apercu, draft, minute, note, excerpt, synopsis, textbook, conspectus, outlines, syllabus, contents, heads, prospectus, album, scrap book, note book, memorandum book, commonplace book, extracts, excerpta, cuttings, fugitive pieces, fugitive writing, spicilegium, flowers, anthology, collectanea, analecta, compilation, recapitulation, resume, review, abbreviation, abbreviature, contraction, shortening, compression, compendious, synoptic, analectic, abrege, abridged, variorum, in short, in epitome, in substance, in few words, it lies in a nutshell.