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Cliff notes en · NOUN

Etymology

From the given name Clifton. Derived from Cliff's notes, a series of literature study guides published by Clifton Hillegass.

Meanings

  1. (US, plural, plural-only) A rundown (rough outline) of a situation, event, etc.
    • Well, of course there's more, a lot more. But that's the cliff notes of what faces us once we find Sanderson. 2014, CP Moore, Legacy of the Gods, CP Moore, →ISBN:
    • Ryker stepped forward and blurted out the cliff notes of the current crisis. 2012, Gary Wayne Clark, The Devolution Chronicles: Rise of the Chimera, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 105:
    • “If this is you being serious, I'll just give you the cliff notes of the plan for tonight,” said Ray. 2015, Jack Fisher, The Escort and the Gigolo, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN:
    • Can you give us the, the Cliff notes version of that? 2017, “What North Korea Wants”, in Reuters War College:

Forms

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Relateds

crib sheet · cheat sheet · crib

Synonyms

CliffsNotes version · Coles Notes

wikipedia: en:Cliff's notes · wikipedia: en:Clifton Hillegass