compendium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A short, complete summary; an abstract.
A list or collection of various items.
A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.

/kəmˈpɛn.di.əm/ en-us-compendium.ogg

compendium compendiums compendia

From the Latin compendium (“that which is weighed together; a sparing, a saving, an abbreviation”), from com- (“with”) + pendō (“to weigh”).

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compendious

biocompendium compendial

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