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compendium

Pronunciation: /kəmˈpɛn.di.əm/

The English word “compendium” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A short, complete summary; an abstract.
  2. A list or collection of various items.
  3. 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.

Etymology

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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