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/ˈoʊ.vɚˌvjuː/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.
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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English view English overview From over- + view.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈoʊ.vɚˌvjuː/
- British English: /ˈəʊ.vəˌvjuː/