概论

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outline

📋 概 general + 论 discuss = general discussion / outline

概 carries the sense of 'general, approximate' and 论 means 'discuss, treatise'. Together: a general treatise — an introductory survey of a field, like a textbook titled '语言学概论' (Introduction to Linguistics).

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