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sketch

/ˈskɛt͡ʃ/ noun

In Latin: īnfōrmātiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sketch at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Preliminary drawing for later elaboration.
    he made several studies before starting to paint
  2. A brief literary description.
  3. Short descriptive summary (of events).

verb

  1. Make a sketch of.
    sketch the building
  2. Describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of.
    sketch the outline of the book

Origin

From Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from Latin schedium, from Ancient Greek σχέδιος (skhédios, “made suddenly, off-hand”), from σχεδόν (skhedón, “near, nearby”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”). Compare scheme.

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