Compendium Definition

kəm-pĕndē-əm
compendia, compendiums
noun
compendiums
A short but complete summary of something.
American Heritage
A summary or abstract containing the essential information in a brief form; concise but comprehensive treatise.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary
The definition of a compendium is a short summary with all the necessary information.
An example of a compendium is someone leaving a list of their pet's needs for a pet sitter.
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Other Word Forms of Compendium

Noun

Singular:
compendium
Plural:
compendia, compendiums

Origin of Compendium

  • Latin a shortening from compendere to weigh together com- com- pendere to weigh (s)pen- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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