Definition of compendium
1
: a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
a one-volume compendium of the multivolume original
2a
: a list of a number of items
b
: collection, compilation
a compendium of folk tales
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The first known use of compendium was in 1589
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