compendium
noun
com·pen·di·um
kəm-ˈpen-dē-əm 
plural compendiums or compendia
kəm-ˈpen-dē-ə
1
: a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
a one-volume compendium of the multivolume original
2
a
: a list of a number of items
b
: collection, compilation
a compendium of folk tales
Examples of compendium in a Sentence
a one-volume compendium of information
He published a compendium of folk tales.
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The academy’s compendium of Complete Rules for the 98th Oscars runs 50 pages.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 July 2025
While not comprehensive, this compendium offers a fresh perspective on emerging initiatives helping shape the future of workforce development.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Emily Rose on balancing art, life Rose's album is a compendium of songs that dives into every aspect of balancing art and life alongside raising a child, from diapers to speaking sentences.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
This hefty compendium brings together two decades of dispatches from the road with correspondents like W. E. B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Alain Locke, Max Eastman, and Louise Bryant.
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july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 July 2025
While not comprehensive, this compendium offers a fresh perspective on emerging initiatives helping shape the future of workforce development.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Emily Rose on balancing art, life Rose's album is a compendium of songs that dives into every aspect of balancing art and life alongside raising a child, from diapers to speaking sentences.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
This hefty compendium brings together two decades of dispatches from the road with correspondents like W. E. B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Alain Locke, Max Eastman, and Louise Bryant.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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“Compendium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compendium. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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