Apercus
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
an immediate estimate or judgment; understanding; insight.
an outline or summary.
Historical Examples
These apercus of Heyne did not prevent Tieck’s independent thinking; they never fettered him.
Tieck’s Essay on the Boydell Shakspere Gallery George Henry Danton
noun
an outline; summary
an insight
n.
“quick impression, sketch, brief survey,” 1820s, from French aperçu (18c. in this sense), noun use of past participle of apercevoir “to perceive” (11c.), from Gallo-Romance *adpercipere, from Latin ad “to” (see ad-) + percipere “to perceive” (see perceive).
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