Conspectus
[kən-SPEK-təs]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, 1830s
1.
A summary or overview of a subject.
Examples of Conspectus in a sentence
"Professor Wells posted the course conspectus online."
"The paper was a good conspectus of the impact of social media on larger society."
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