compendium

  • 101compendium — noun (plural compendiums or compendia dɪə) 1》 a a book or other publication containing a collection of information about a subject. 2》 a collection of similar items.     ↘a package of stationery for writing letters. Origin C16: from L., profit,… …

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  • 102compendium — n. Abridgment. See compend …

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  • 103compendium — n 1. treatise, dissertation, thesis, essay, theme, discourse, tract, study. 2. summary, epitome, synopsis, abstract, symposium, compilation, digest, conspectus; condensation, abridgment, reduction, compression, abbreviation; analysis,… …

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  • 104compendium — com·pen·di·um …

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  • 105compendium — /kəmˈpɛndiəm / (say kuhm pendeeuhm) noun (plural compendiums or compendia /kəmˈpɛndiə/ (say kuhm pendeeuh)) 1. a comprehensive summary of a subject; a concise treatise; an epitome. 2. a boxed packet of stationery for letter writing. Also, compend …

  • 106compendium —   n. (pl. ia) summary; epitome.    ♦ compendious, a. containing much in small space …

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  • 107compendium — see PONDER …

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  • 108compendium — n. (pl. compendiums or compendia) 1 esp. Brit. a usu. one volume handbook or encyclopaedia. 2 a a summary or abstract of a larger work. b an abridgement. 3 a a collection of games in a box. b any collection or mixture. 4 a package of writing… …

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  • 109Compendium of postage stamp issuers (A - Al) — Each article in this category is in fact a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries themselves are formulated on the micro model and so provide summary information about all known issuers.… …

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  • 110Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ta - To) — Each article in this category is in fact a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries themselves are formulated on the micro model and so provide summary information about all known issuers.… …

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