a summary of the main points or key features of a plan, document, or subject

the main points, general outline, or fundamental principles of a subject or document

a brief summary or general plan of a piece of work, such as a book, speech, or course syllabus

to play the leading role

a structural summary or skeletal plan of the main points for a piece of writing, speech, or project

an outline or summary of the topics and requirements for an academic course or teaching program

Compendium of Medical Herbs (1596), compiled by [[李时珍|李時珍|Li3 Shi2 zhen1]]

An outline of the content of an exam, published prior to the exam as a guide for examinees (short for [[考试|考試|kao3 shi4]][[大纲|大綱|da4 gang1]]).

the formal set of principal goals and policies supported by a political party

political program or platform of a party or candidate

dimension (unit)

focusing on the main point so that all other details fall into place

laws and discipline of the imperial court

The three fundamental principles (ruler-subject, father-son, husband-wife) and the five constant virtues (benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and fidelity) of Confucianism.

to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials

to treat a minor issue as a matter of principle or a major offense; to blow things out of proportion

subclass (taxonomy)

the highest rank in professional sumo wrestling

Arachnids (class of arthropods)

Sauropsida, a class within the phylum Chordata containing reptiles

a strategic document or formal set of principles outlining the specific steps and goals to be taken by an organization or movement

Schizomycetes (taxonomic class of fungi)

beyond the scope of the syllabus or curriculum

Malacostraca, a large class of crustaceans

flagellate (class of protozoans)

the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China

the class Diplopoda (zoology)

to violate the natural order or defy social norms

(TCM) the eight principal syndromes used to differentiate pathological conditions: yin and yang, exterior and interior, cold and heat, hypofunction and hyperfunction

pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles in traditional Chinese medicine

a shared agenda, set of principles, or plan of action agreed upon by multiple parties or groups

(zoology) the Synapsida class of animals

the taxonomic class Trematoda, comprising parasitic flatworms commonly known as flukes that can infect humans and animals

Mammalia, the class of mammals

cyclostome (marine biology)

Felix Klein's 1872 program characterizing geometries based on group theory

Cephalopoda, class of mollusks including nautilus and squid

Zygomycetes

Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryonic leaves)

Turbellaria (a class of flatworms)

the class of bivalve mollusks (Lamellibranchia), including clams, oysters, and mussels

Eumycetes (taxonomic class of fungi)

Cestoda (a class of flatworms, including tapeworms)

gastropod (class of mollusks including snails)