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- [kuh m-pen-dee-uh m]
- /kəmˈpɛn di əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh m-pen-dee-uh m]
- /kəmˈpɛn di əm/
Definitions of compend word
- noun compend a compendium 3
- abbreviation COMPEND compendium 3
- noun plural compend a brief treatment or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject; concise treatise: a compendium of medicine. 1
- noun plural compend a summary, epitome, or abridgment. 1
- noun plural compend a full list or inventory: a compendium of their complaints. 1
- noun compend A compendium; an epitome; a summary. 1
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Origin of compend
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Latin: gain, saving, shortcut, abridgment, equivalent to com- com- + pend- (stem of pendere to cause to hang down, weigh) + -ium -ium
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Parts of speech for Compend
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
compend popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
compend usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for compend
noun compend
- compendium — A compendium is a short but detailed collection of information, usually in a book.
- sketch — a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
- outline — the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- reduction — the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
- summary — a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statements.
Antonyms for compend
noun compend
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- addition — An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.
- development — Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
- growth — the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.
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