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English Dictionary: compendium	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for compendium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
compendium n a publication containing a variety of works [syn: collection, compendium] a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Compendium \Compen"dium\, n.; pl. E. {Compendiums}, L. {Compendia}. [L. compendium that which is weighed, saved, or shortened, a short way, fr. compendere to weigh; com- + pendere to weigh. See {Pension}, and cf. {Compend}.] 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 science. --I. Watts. Syn: See {Abridgment}.