Plural of compendium
regular plural
The plural of compendium is compendiums or compendia.
Forms of compendium
| Singular | compendium /kəmˈpɛn.di.əm/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | compendiums /kəmˈpɛn.di.əmz/ compendia /kəmˈpɛn.di.ə/ |
| Countable | countable |
Compendiums and compendia in a sentence
- Learned both in the literatures of the Ancient Near East and in IE Studies, West wrote two compendia of parallels between Greek and other literatures.2025 December 12, Tom Hercules Davies, “Horses, Wheels, Languages: Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic Epic on the Eurasian Steppe”, in The…. From the entry learned
Meaning of compendium
- noun A short, complete summary; an abstract.
- noun A list or collection of various items.
- noun A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
Questions about the plural of compendium
- What is the plural of compendium?
- The plural of compendium is compendiums or compendia.
- Which is correct, compendiums or compendia?
- Both are used. compendiums is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is compendium countable?
- Compendium is a countable noun.
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