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compendium

noun

  1. concise, yet comprehensive, compilation of a body of knowledge
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Pronunciation: /kəmˈpɛn.di.əm/

noun

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

  1. A short, complete summary; an abstract.
  2. A list or collection of various items.

    “It was this last variety which formed the backbone of the first published Italian compendium of games, Innocenzo Ringhieri's One Hundred Games of Liberality and Ingenuity of 1551, dedicated to Cathérine de' Medici.”

  3. A list or collection of various items.
  4. A list or collection of various items.