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Definition of thumbnail sketch noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

thumbnail sketch

noun
 
/ˌθʌmneɪl ˈsketʃ/
 
/ˌθʌmneɪl ˈsketʃ/
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  1. a short description of something, giving only the main details
    • The first chapter provides a thumbnail sketch of the social and political climate of the US in the 1960s.
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