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Meaning of outline

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  outline
      n 1: the line that appears to bound an object [syn: {outline},
           {lineation}]
      2: a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
         [syn: {outline}, {synopsis}, {abstract}, {precis}]
      3: a schematic or preliminary plan [syn: {outline}, {schema},
         {scheme}]
      v 1: describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or
           summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his
           ideas" [syn: {sketch}, {outline}, {adumbrate}]
      2: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
         [syn: {draft}, {outline}]
      3: trace the shape of [syn: {delineate}, {limn}, {outline}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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