compendium
/kəmˈpɛn.di.əm/
compendium noun: a short, complete summary; an abstract.
Noun
compendium (plural compendiums or compendia)
- A short, complete summary; an abstract.
- A list or collection of various items.
- 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
- A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
- A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
compendium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
compendium in Hindi
- a compendium or anthology of writings by one writer
- रचनावली racnāvalī
- a compendium, anthology
- संग्रह saṅgrah
compendium in Tamil
- சாரம், சுருக்கத் தொகுப்பு, சுருக்கப் பதிப்பு, பெரியநூற்சுருக்கம், பொழிப்பு, செறிவடக்கு ஏடு
compendium in Urdu
- مجموعہ
compendium in Bengali
- সংক্ষিপ্তসার, সারসংগ্রহ
More languagesFewer languages
- compendium in Malayalam
- ചുരുക്കം, സംക്ഷേപം, സംഗ്രഹം
- compendium in Kannada
- ಸಂಗ್ರಹ
- compendium in Sanskrit
- संग्रह saṃgraha, सार sā́ra
- compendium in Indonesian
- kompendium
- compendium in Vietnamese
- sơ lược, tóm lược, toát yếu, tập yếu
Synonyms of compendium
Forms of compendium
| plural | compendiums |
|---|---|
| plural | compendia |
Origin of compendium
From the Latin compendium (“that which is weighed together; a sparing, a saving, an abbreviation”), from com- (“with”) + pendō (“to weigh”).
Words formed from compendium
Questions about compendium
- What does compendium mean?
- Compendium means a short, complete summary; an abstract.
- What is compendium in Hindi?
- Compendium in Hindi is रचनावली (racnāvalī), संग्रह (saṅgrah). See Compendium meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is compendium?
- Compendium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce compendium?
- Compendium is pronounced /kəmˈpɛn.di.əm/.
- What is the plural of compendium?
- The plural of compendium is compendiums.
Words near compendium in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: compendium (page history and authors); रचनावली (Hindi) (page history and authors); compendium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); compendium (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); compendium (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); compendium (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); compendium (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); संग्रह (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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