compendium

CEFRC1

/kəmˈpɛn.di.əm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A collection of information about a subject in one book or place.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A list or collection of various items.

Examples

  • He published a comprehensive compendium of classical English poetry.

  • The book was a compendium of knowledge.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A short, complete summary; an abstract.

  2. A collection of board games packaged in a single box.

  3. A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.

More examples

In context

  • The compendium of recipes was very useful.

  • 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.

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This blank of medieval poetry contains over five hundred rare poems.

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Origin

noun

From the Latin compendium (“that which is weighed together; a sparing, a saving, an abbreviation”), from com- (“with”) + pendō (“to weigh”).