apercu

1. 1.

   a short synopsis

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Other forms of apercu

plural

apercus·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about apercu

What does apercu mean?

apercu means "a short synopsis".

How many syllables are in apercu?

apercu has 3 syllables: ap-er-cu. The stress falls on "ap". In IPA it is /ˈæpɚˌsu/.

Is apercu a common word?

apercu is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.