1) Generalization 2) Synopsis 1) Summary 2) Survey or summary 
[debate] An overview in policy debate is part of a speech which is flagged as not responding to the line-by-line arguments on the flow. An overview may be `global` if presented at the beginning of a speech or `local` if presented at the beginning of a position. Overviews typically list the order a debater`s speech will be given in. For inst...
• (n.) An inspection or overlooking.
O'ver·view` noun [ Confer Survey .] An inspection or overlooking. [ Obsolete] Shak. 
[n] - a general summary of a subject
A brief description of a novel or non-fiction book intended to introduce the work to a publisher.
(Overviews) Similar to meta-analyses. Putting together the results of more than one trial.
noun a general summary of a subject; `the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences`
a general outline of a subject or situation; survey or summary.
[TEKS ELAR vocabulary] a general summary of a subject