COMPENDIA

Noun

compendia

plural of compendium

Synonyms

• compendiums

Anagrams

• companied

Source: Wiktionary


COMPENDIUM

Com*pen"di*um, n.; pl. E. Compendiums, L. Compendia. Etym: [L. compendium that which is wieghed, saved, or shortened, a short way, fr. compendere to weigh; com- + pendere to weigh. See Pension, and cf. Compend.]

Definition: 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. A short system or compendium of a sience. I. Watts.

Syn.

– See Abridgment.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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