Compendium

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Compendium \Com*pen"di*um\, n.; pl. E. {Compendiums}, L.
     {Compendia}. [L. compendium that which is weighed, saved, or
     shortened, a short way, fr. compendere to weigh; com- +
     pendere to weigh. See {Pension}, and cf. {Compend}.]
     A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal
     heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an


     abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A short system or compendium of a science. --I. Watts.
  
     Syn: See {Abridgment}.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  compendium
       n 1: a publication containing a variety of works [syn: {collection}]
       2: a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "compendium":
     Baedeker, abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract,
     brief, capsule, compend, condensation, condensed version,
     conspectus, digest, draft, enchiridion, epitome, guide, guidebook,
     head, manual, outline, overview, pandect, precis, review, rubric,
     shortened version, skeleton, sketch, survey, syllabus, synopsis,
     thumbnail sketch, topical outline, vade mecum