aperçu

[ a-per-sy ]
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noun,plural a·per·çus [a-per-sy]. /a pɛrˈsü/. French.
  1. a hasty glance; a glimpse.

  2. an immediate estimate or judgment; perception; insight.

  1. an outline or summary.

Origin of aperçu

1
First recorded in 1825–30; from French: literally, “perceived”; past participle of the verb apercevoir

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aperçu

/ French (apɛrsy) /


noun
  1. an outline; summary

  2. an insight

Origin of aperçu

1
from apercevoir to perceive

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