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Definitions for Compend
[1] a brief treatment or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject; concise treatise: a compendium of medicine.
[2] a summary, epitome, or abridgment.
[3] a full list or inventory: a compendium of their complaints.
[4] British a book containing a collection of useful hints
[5] British a selection, esp of different games or other objects in one container
[6] a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
Words related to Compend
iumcompendium, sketch, outline, reduction, summary, synopsis, curtailment, decrease, diminution, epitome, lessening, digest, breviary
Words nearby Compend
iumcompeer, compel, compellation, compelling, compendious, compendium, compensable, compensate, compensated acidosis, compensated alkalosis, compensated grade
Origin of Compend
ium1575–85; < Latin: gain, saving, shortcut, abridgment, equivalent to com- com- + pend- (stem of pendere to cause to hang down, weigh) + -ium -ium
Word origin for Compend
iumC16: from Latin: a saving, literally: something weighed, from pendere to weigh
Synonyms for Compend
breviary, compendium, curtailment, decrease, digest, diminution, epitome, lessening, outline, reduction, sketch, summary, synopsis