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compendium

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Main Entry: com·pen·di·um
Pronunciation: \kəm-ˈpen-dē-əm\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural com·pen·di·ums or -dia\-dē-ə\
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin, saving, shortcut, from compendere to weigh together, from com- + pendere to weigh — more at pendant
Date: 1589

1 : a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
2 a : a list of a number of items b : collection, compilation


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