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
Synonyms
Examples of compendium in a Sentence
a one-volume compendium of information
He published a compendium of folk tales.
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Contemporary Cuba: The Post-Castro Era In this indispensable compendium, 29 leading experts, including many young Cuban scholars, delve deeply into the precipitous disintegration of Cuban society.
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Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
In 2012 the geneticist, now at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York State, was one of a few hundred colleagues who were simply trying to put together a compendium of human DNA functions.
—Philip Ball, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
An example from the 12th-century English compendium of animal lore, the Aberdeen Bestiary, tells of bears coating sores with mullein.
—Adrienne Mayor, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024
Below is a compendium of promising upcoming Arabic-language films in various stages that will be surfacing either at festivals or on streamers.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2024
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Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
In 2012 the geneticist, now at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York State, was one of a few hundred colleagues who were simply trying to put together a compendium of human DNA functions.
—Philip Ball, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
An example from the 12th-century English compendium of animal lore, the Aberdeen Bestiary, tells of bears coating sores with mullein.
—Adrienne Mayor, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024
Below is a compendium of promising upcoming Arabic-language films in various stages that will be surfacing either at festivals or on streamers.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2024
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“Compendium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compendium. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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