29 September 2018

aperçu

[a-per-sy]

noun, plural aperçus [a-per-sy]. French.

1. a hasty glance; a glimpse.
2. an immediate estimate or judgment; understanding; insight.
3. an outline or summary.

Origin of aperçu

literally, perceived

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Today’s quote

If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.

– Unknown

On this day

29 September – National Coffee Day

29 September 1547 – birth of Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, authored Don Quixote, a classic of Western literature and which is considered to be the first modern European novel. Cervantes is considered to be the greatest writer in the Spanish language and the world’s pre-eminent novelist. Died 22 April 1616.

29 September 1997 – death of Roy Lichtenstein, American pop artist. Born 27 October 1923.

29 September – World Heart Day.