Definitions for compendiumkəmˈpɛn di əm; -di ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
com•pen•di•umkəmˈpɛn di əm; -di ə(n.)(pl.)-di•ums, -di•a
a brief treatment or account of a subject, esp. an extensive subject.
Category: Literature
a summary, epitome, or abridgment.
Category: Literature
a full list or inventory:
a compendium of their complaints.
Origin of compendium:
1575–85; < L: gain, saving, abridgment <com-+pend(ere) to cause to hang down, weigh
Princeton's WordNet
collection, compendium(noun)
a publication containing a variety of works
compendium(noun)
a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
Wiktionary
compendium(Noun)
A short, complete summary; an abstract.
compendium(Noun)
A list or collection of various items.
Origin: From the compendium, from com- + pendo.
Webster Dictionary
Compendium(noun)
a brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary
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