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- [kuh m-pen-dee-uh m]
- /kəmˈpɛn di əm/
- /kəmˈpen.di.əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh m-pen-dee-uh m]
- /kəmˈpɛn di əm/
Definitions of compendium word
- countable noun compendium A compendium is a short but detailed collection of information, usually in a book. 3
- noun compendium a book containing a collection of useful hints 3
- noun compendium a selection, esp of different games or other objects in one container 3
- noun compendium a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work 3
- noun compendium a summary or abstract containing the essential information in a brief form; concise but comprehensive treatise 3
- noun plural compendium a brief treatment or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject; concise treatise: a compendium of medicine. 1
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Origin of compendium
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 Compendium
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
compendium 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
compendium usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for compendium
noun compendium
- sketch — a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
- abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
- manual — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
- brief — Something that is brief lasts for only a short time.
- summary — a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statements.
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