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Cliff notes
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cliff notes
English
Alternative forms
en cliff notes
Etymology
en genericized trademarks eponyms From the given name en Clifton. Derived from en Cliff's notes, a series of literature study guides published by en Clifton Hillegass.
Noun
p
en US A rundown (rough outline) of a situation, event, etc.
en 2012 Gary Wayne Clark The Devolution Chronicles: Rise of the Chimera Lulu.com 9780985343828 105 Ryker stepped forward and blurted out the cliff notes of the current crisis.
en 2014 CP Moore Legacy of the Gods CP Moore 9781506191577 Well, of course there's more, a lot more. But that's the cliff notes of what faces us once we find Sanderson.
en 2015 Jack Fisher The Escort and the Gigolo Lulu Press, Inc 9781483429977 “If this is you being serious, I'll just give you the cliff notes of the plan for tonight,” said Ray.
en Can you give us the, the Cliff notes version of that? https://soundcloud.com/war_college/what-north-korea-wants Reuters War College 2017 What North Korea Wants
Synonyms
en CliffsNotes version Coles Notes<qq:Canada>
See also
en cheat sheet crib crib sheet