cliff notes
cliff notes is the alternative form of Cliff notes.
Noun capitalized: Cliff notes
Cliff notes pl (plural only)
- A rundown (rough outline) of a situation, event, etc.
- 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
- 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
- Synonyms:
- CliffsNotes version, Coles Notes
Synonyms of cliff notes
Forms of cliff notes
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Origin of cliff notes
From the given name Clifton. Derived from Cliff's notes, a series of literature study guides published by Clifton Hillegass.
Questions about cliff notes
- What does cliff notes mean?
- Cliff notes means a rundown (rough outline) of a situation, event, etc.
- What is cliff notes the alternative form of?
- Cliff notes is the alternative form of Cliff notes.
- What part of speech is cliff notes?
- Cliff notes is a noun.
Words near cliff notes in the dictionary
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