COMPENDIUM
Dictionary entry overview: What does compendium mean?
• COMPENDIUM (noun)
The noun COMPENDIUM has 2 senses:
1. a publication containing a variety of works
2. a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
Familiarity information: COMPENDIUM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• COMPENDIUM (noun)
Meaning:
A publication containing a variety of works
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
compendium; collection
Hypernyms ("compendium" is a kind of...):
publication (a copy of a printed work offered for distribution)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "compendium"):
anthology (a collection of selected literary passages)
archives (collection of records especially about an institution)
compilation; digest (something that is compiled (as into a single book or file))
Meaning:
A concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("compendium" is a kind of...):
sum-up; summary (a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form)
