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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈəʊ.vəˌvjuː/ ''(UK)''; /ˈoʊ.vɚˌvjuː/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[over-]] and [[view]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) Etymonline treats the modern word as a new formation.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Survey, inspection, supervision: 1588, now obsolete.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The earlier sense of inspection or supervision became obsolete by the late 19th century.^(Etymonline) A verb, to look a thing over, is from 1549 (the 1540s), and to view from above from 1564;^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) both are now rare or obsolete.^(Etymonline) The modern sense, a survey or summary, is first known in 1916 in MWU and is American English from 1934 in the OED and Etymonline;^(MWU 2024)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) in that year ''American Speech'' said it was being worked as hard by educationalists as purposeful, challenge, objective and motivation.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1549 – to look over (verb).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1588 – supervision (obsolete).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1916 – first known use of the modern sense.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1934 – a summary.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A general [[survey]]; a broad, comprehensive view.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A [[summary]] or review.^(AHD)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[view]]

+ * [[review]]

+ * [[survey]]

+ * [[overlook]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}