Compendium Meaning
/kəmˈpɛn.di.əm/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA short, complete summary; an abstract.
nounA list or collection of various items.
Sentence Examples
The book was a compendium of knowledge.
The compendium of recipes was very useful.
He published a comprehensive compendium of classical English poetry.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
This ____ of medieval poetry contains over five hundred rare poems.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The thick book serves as a ____ of all known medicinal plants.
Word Origin & History
From the Latin compendium (“that which is weighed together; a sparing, a saving, an abbreviation”), from com- (“with”) + pendō (“to weigh”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
This ____ of medieval poetry contains over five hundred rare poems.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The thick book serves as a ____ of all known medicinal plants.