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Overview

/ˈəʊ.vəˌvjuː/ · noun

Meaning

A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation..

Definitions by Sense

  1. A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.
  2. (rare) A view from above.
  3. (obsolete) An inspection.
  4. (transitive) To engage in an overview; to provide a brief summary.

Example Sentences

With that in mind, here is an attempt to provide an overview of what's happening where, as well as a recap on some of the major announcements that have taken place in the past few months.
Are we betray’d thus to thy over-view?
Gouldner, on the other hand, overviewed all of sociology as it exists in the Western world today, using Talcott Parsons as a "representative" example of its dominant mode of thought.

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What does overview mean?

Overview means A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation..

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With that in mind, here is an attempt to provide an overview of what's happening where, as well as a recap on some of the major announcements that have taken place in the past few months.

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