compendium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəmˈpɛn.di.əm/
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Etymology
From the Latin compendium (“that which is weighed together; a sparing, a saving, an abbreviation”), from com- (“with”) + pendō (“to weigh”).
Meanings
- A short, complete summary; an abstract.
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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.
2008, Caroline Murphy, Murder of a Medici Princess, page 157:
- A list or collection of various items. ▸ A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
- (qualifier:pharmaceutical industry) A list or collection of various items. ▸ A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| compendia | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| compendiums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (31)
pi mattha-saṅgaha (short, complete summary) · gl compendio (short, complete summary) · de Kompendium (short, complete summary) · vi tóm lược (short, complete summary) · sw mkusanyiko (short, complete summary) · id kompendium (short, complete summary) · bg конспект (short, complete summary) · eo kompendio (short, complete summary) · nl compendium (short, complete summary) · sv kompendium (short, complete summary) · ro compendiu (short, complete summary) · mi mātāpunenga (short, complete summary) · fr compendium (short, complete summary) · ru конспе́кт (short, complete summary) · fi tiivistelmä (short, complete summary) · vi toát yếu (short, complete summary) · bg резюме (short, complete summary) · vi sơ lược (short, complete summary) · vi tập yếu (short, complete summary) · el επιτομή (short, complete summary) · es compendio (short, complete summary) · ru компе́ндиум (short, complete summary) · ja 要約 (short, complete summary) · nn kompendium (short, complete summary) · nb kompendium (short, complete summary) · pl kompendium (short, complete summary) · it compendio (short, complete summary) · ca compendi (short, complete summary) · ja 大要 (short, complete summary) · fr recueil (short, complete summary) · el σύνοψη (short, complete summary)