compendium
noun
com·pen·di·um kəm-ˈpen-dē-əm 
plural compendiums or compendia kəm-ˈpen-dē-ə
1
: a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
a one-volume compendium of the multivolume original
2
a
: a list of a number of items
b
: collection, compilation
a compendium of folk tales
Synonyms
- album
- anthology
- collectanea
- compilation
- florilegium
- miscellany
- reader
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Example Sentences
a one-volume compendium of information He published a compendium of folk tales.
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Greenblatt’s book is an invaluable compendium of anecdotes about his experiences in the TV trenches. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Aug. 2022 To some degree that’s to be expected, a lack of through-line being almost inevitable in a compendium of speeches that, for various reasons, went unspoken. Douglas Brinkley, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 The result of their efforts is a slick new monthly literary periodical — an upscale compendium of original poetry, prose, graphic arts, photography, cartoons, comics, reviews and features by local, national and globally recognized artists. San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 All of the companies in the Boston Consulting Group’s compendium of innovators are accomplished at doing this. Loren Thompson, Forbes, 7 July 2022 Many Black touring acts carried a copy of the Green Book, an annual compendium published by Victor Hugo Green. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 For help with arcane lingo, the committee will consult the Urban Dictionary, an online slang compendium. Scott Calvert, WSJ, 15 June 2022 More than any other editor at the Post, or Bernstein and Woodward, Sussman became a walking compendium of Watergate knowledge, a reference source to be summoned when even the library failed. Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 9 June 2022 See More
Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Greenblatt’s book is an invaluable compendium of anecdotes about his experiences in the TV trenches. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Aug. 2022 To some degree that’s to be expected, a lack of through-line being almost inevitable in a compendium of speeches that, for various reasons, went unspoken. Douglas Brinkley, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 The result of their efforts is a slick new monthly literary periodical — an upscale compendium of original poetry, prose, graphic arts, photography, cartoons, comics, reviews and features by local, national and globally recognized artists. San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 All of the companies in the Boston Consulting Group’s compendium of innovators are accomplished at doing this. Loren Thompson, Forbes, 7 July 2022 Many Black touring acts carried a copy of the Green Book, an annual compendium published by Victor Hugo Green. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 For help with arcane lingo, the committee will consult the Urban Dictionary, an online slang compendium. Scott Calvert, WSJ, 15 June 2022 More than any other editor at the Post, or Bernstein and Woodward, Sussman became a walking compendium of Watergate knowledge, a reference source to be summoned when even the library failed. Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 9 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin, from Latin, saving, shortcut, from compendere to weigh together, from com- + pendere to weigh — more at pendant
First Known Use
1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1
compendiums
noun
variants or compendia
as in compilations
a collection of writings a book entirely devoted to poodles—a compendium of writings by breeders, trainers, and others in love with the breed Synonyms & Similar Words
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