Crossword clues for apercus
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apercu \A`per`[,c]u"\ ([.a]`p[^a]r`s[.u]"), n.; pl. Aper[,c]us (-s[.u]"). [F., prop. p. p. of apercevoir to perceive.]
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A first view or glance, or the perception or estimation so obtained; an immediate apprehension or insight, appreciative rather than analytic.
The main object being to develop the several aper[,c]us or insights which furnish the method of such psychology.
--W. T. Harris.A series of partial and more or less disparate aper[,c]us or outlooks; each for itself a center of experience.
--James Ward. Hence, a brief or detached view; conspectus; sketch. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] ||
Usage examples of "apercus".
Brilliant apercus, gnomic sayings, flights of fervid eloquence, infinitely suggestive reflections – of these there is enough and to spare.