compendium

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

collection encyclopedia bible almanac ana miscellany treasury folio handbook encyclopaedia enchiridion book list guide dictionary
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Antonyms

feature element characteristic detail consideration attribute
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Hypernyms

publication summary sum-up

Hyponyms

compilation anthology digest archives

Phrases with the word

calendar compendium antonym compendium commemoration compendium tribute compendium literary compendium

Derivatives

Compendiums compendia

Examples

A compendium of 24 papers describing all aspects of the Xerox STAR Workstation and Networking Protocols, most of them were reprints of journal and conference publications. Source: Internet

Bebop samples, especially bass lines, ride cymbal swing clips, and horn and piano riffs are found throughout the hip-hop compendium. Source: Internet

But it will also point out China's efforts to "brutally dismantle" religious groups and organizations in the region in what it describes as a "compendium of the deterioration of human rights" in China. Source: Internet

A part of the Alexandrian compendium of Galen’s work, this 10th-century manuscript comprises two parts that include details regarding various types of fevers (Humyat) and different inflammatory conditions of the body. Source: Internet

Burke owned two copies of what has been called "that practical compendium of Whig political theory", The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell (1710). Source: Internet

Andrew Phillip Smith has given us a readable, informative and accurate compendium of words, names and concepts of Gnostic interest that will be welcomed and used abundantly." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

compendious compendiously compendiousness compenetrate compensability compensable