conspectus

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It gives an ever-growing conspectus of the animate and the inanimate world.”

From New York Times

Of course a far fuller list might have been given; many phenomena of actual insanity would need to be cited in any complete conspectus.

From Project Gutenberg

No other document is so valuable for a complete conspectus of Jefferson's mind and theories at that time.

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At any rate we owe to his industry a unique conspectus of the literary history of the Arabs to the end of the fourth century after the Flight.

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Often shown as Spice Russet, flatter and irregular: Vide conspectus.

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