compendium

com·pen·di·um  (km-pnd-m)

n. pl. com·pen·di·ums or com·pen·di·a (-d-)

1. A short, complete summary; an abstract.

2. A list or collection of various items.

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[Latin, a shortening, from compendere, to weigh together : com-, com- + pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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compendium [kəmˈpɛndɪəm]

n pl -diums, -dia [-dɪə]

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Brit a book containing a collection of useful hints

2. Brit a selection, esp of different games or other objects in one container

3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

[from Latin: a saving, literally: something weighed, from pendere to weigh]

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compendium - Latin for "that which is weighed together," it is a complete summary or abridgment or a concise collection of materials—not an all-encompassing or comprehensive work (plural is compendiums or compendia).

See also related terms for materials.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	compendium - a publication containing a variety of works collection publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution 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)
	2.	compendium - a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work sum-up, summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"

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compendium

noun collection, summary, abstract, digest, compilation, epitome, synopsis, précis His book is a delightful compendium of miscellaneous knowledge.

Translations

compendium [kəmˈpendɪəm] N (compendiums or compendia (pl)) → compendio m
compendium of games → juegos mpl reunidos

compendium

n → Handbuch nt, → Kompendium nt; compendium of games → Spielemagazin nt

compendium [kəmˈpɛndɪəm] n (summary) → compendio, sommario
compendium of games (Brit) → scatola di giochi vari