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Definitions for Compendium
[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 Compendium
sketch, essence, abstract, manual, brief, summary, syllabus, survey, conspectus, overview, handbook, epitome, guide, digest, pandect
Words nearby Compendium
compeer, compel, compellation, compelling, compendious, compendium, compensable, compensate, compensated acidosis, compensated alkalosis, compensated grade
Origin of Compendium
1575–85; < Latin: gain, saving, shortcut, abridgment, equivalent to com- com- + pend- (stem of pendere to cause to hang down, weigh) + -ium -ium
Word origin for Compendium
C16: from Latin: a saving, literally: something weighed, from pendere to weigh
Synonyms for Compendium
abstract, brief, conspectus, digest, epitome, essence, guide, handbook, manual, overview, sketch, summary, survey, syllabus, aperçu, pandect, précis, sylloge