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compendium

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of compendium

a collection of writings

  • a book entirely devoted to poodles—a compendium of writings by breeders, trainers, and others in love with the breed
Synonyms of compendium

album, anthology, collectanea, compilation, florilegium, miscellany, reader
Words Related to compendium

almanac, ana, analects, chapbook, digest, garland, symposium

casebook, sourcebook

archives, corpus, library, miscellanea

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