"aperçu" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌa.pɛːˈsjuː/ [UK], /ˌæ.pɚˈsuː/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aperçu.wav Forms: aperçus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French aperçu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|aperçu}} French aperçu Head templates: {{en-noun}} aperçu (plural aperçus)
  1. A clever insight. Translations (clever insight): kiteytys (Finnish), tiivistelmä (Finnish), yhteenveto (Finnish), Aperçu [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-aperçu-en-noun-lRfKnzRN Disambiguation of 'clever insight': 99 1
  2. An outline or summary; also, words that summarize. Translations (summary): kiteytys (Finnish), yleiskatsaus (Finnish), सिंहावलोकन (sĩhāvlokan) (Hindi)
    Sense id: en-aperçu-en-noun-PAtLCcw5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 23 6 8 9 15 10 3 11 12 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of 'summary': 2 98

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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