Meaning

4 senses

  1. A short, complete summary; an abstract.

    Kompendium

    конспе́ктkonspékt, компе́ндиумkompéndium

  2. A list or collection of various items.

  3. A list or collection of various items.

    A collection of board games packaged in a single box.

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

More definitions
  • a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
  • a publication containing a variety of works

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
short, complete summary:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
short, complete summary:

Origin

From the Latin compendium (“that which is weighed together; a sparing, a saving, an abbrev

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

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Forms

plural: compendiums / compendia
Singularcompendium
Pluralcompendiums / compendia

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
encyclopediaB1cyclopedia
Close in meaning
  • a publication containing a variety of works:collection

Word family

3 related words
Relatedcompendious
Derivedbiocompendiumcompendial

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
compatibleB2compatriotcompelC1compensateB2compensationB2compensatorycompeteB1
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