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

Noun

pl -diums or -dia

1. Brit a selection of different table games in one container

2. a concise but comprehensive summary [Latin: a saving, literally: something weighed]

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

Translations

compendium [kəmˈpɛndɪəm] n → compendio

compendium [kəmˈpɛndɪəm] n (= summary) → abrégé m

compendium [kəmˈpɛndɪəm] n → Kompendium nt

compendium [kəmˈpɛndɪəm] n → compendio