'Compendium' definitions:
Definition of 'compendium'
(from WordNet)
noun
A publication containing a variety of works [syn: collection, compendium]
noun
A concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
Definition of 'Compendium'
From: GCIDE
- Compendium \Com*pen"di*um\, 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. [1913 Webster]
- A short system or compendium of a science. --I. Watts.
- Syn: See Abridgment. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'compendium'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviation,
- abbreviature,
- abrege,
- abridgment,
- abstract,
- Baedeker,
- brief,
- capsule,
- compend,
- condensation,
- condensed version,
- conspectus,
- digest,
- draft,
- enchiridion,
- epitome,
- guide,
- guidebook,
- head,
- manual,
- outline,
- overview,
- pandect,
- precis,
- review,
- rubric,
- shortened version,
- skeleton,
- sketch,
- survey,
- syllabus,
- synopsis,
- thumbnail sketch,
- topical outline,
- vade mecum