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.
Recent Examples on the Web
According to Native Languages of the Americas, a compendium of online materials about more than 800 indigenous languages of the Western Hemisphere, some Native American Tribes consider buzzards to be dirty, unsafe and associated with death, others see their appearance as a warning of danger ahead.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Skip them all and grab The Creative Entrepreneur, a compendium of advice from 10 industry titans whose insights will inform, amuse, and inspire you.
—airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
That the play hasn’t been restaged has fueled the idea, fed by Beaulieu’s compendium, that copies no longer exist.
—Elon Green, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
In an 1878 Sheffield compendium, the Brazil hoe came with a total of 165 options for sizes and finishes.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Skip them all and grab The Creative Entrepreneur, a compendium of advice from 10 industry titans whose insights will inform, amuse, and inspire you.
—airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
That the play hasn’t been restaged has fueled the idea, fed by Beaulieu’s compendium, that copies no longer exist.
—Elon Green, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
In an 1878 Sheffield compendium, the Brazil hoe came with a total of 165 options for sizes and finishes.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compendium
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“Compendium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compendium. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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