COMPENDIUM

compendium

(noun) a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

collection, compendium

(noun) a publication containing a variety of works

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

compendium (plural compendiums or compendia)

A short, complete summary; an abstract.

A list or collection of various items.

A collection of board games packaged in a single box.

(pharmaceutical industry) A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.

Synonyms

• encyclopedia

• cyclopedia

Source: Wiktionary

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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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