conspectus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

conspectus
    n 1: an overall summary

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Conspectus \Con*spec"tus\ (k[o^]n*sp[e^]k"t[u^]s), n.
   A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an
   epitome.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

45 Moby Thesaurus words for "conspectus":
      abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, apocope,
      breviary, brief, capsule, compend, compression, condensation,
      condensed version, curtailment, digest, draft, elision, ellipsis,
      epitome, foreshortening, head, outline, overview, pandect, precis,
      recap, recapitulation, reduction, retrenchment, review, rubric,
      shortened version, shortening, skeleton, sketch, summary,
      summation, survey, syllabus, syncope, synopsis, telescoping,
      thumbnail sketch, topical outline, truncation