as in compilation
a collection of writings
a book entirely devoted to poodles—a compendium of writings by breeders, trainers, and others in love with the breed
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Recent Examples of compendium
The ban, which was featured in a Park Service compendium of regulations that dated May 20, went into effect after several protests at El Capitan made headlines.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Terms & Conditions offers an alternately riotous and meditative compendium of the Black experience.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
In this compendium collection, which includes pieces Kincaid published in The New Yorker and The Village Voice over her long career, completist fans fond of insight can enjoy some of her more penetrating essays.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
This compendium showed not only running domestic animals (dogs and cats, cows and pigs) but also a bison, a deer, an elephant, and a tiger, as well as a running ostrich and a flying parrot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2019
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Terms & Conditions offers an alternately riotous and meditative compendium of the Black experience.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
In this compendium collection, which includes pieces Kincaid published in The New Yorker and The Village Voice over her long career, completist fans fond of insight can enjoy some of her more penetrating essays.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
This compendium showed not only running domestic animals (dogs and cats, cows and pigs) but also a bison, a deer, an elephant, and a tiger, as well as a running ostrich and a flying parrot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compendium
Noun
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In October 2024, Tiffany gave her daughter a birthday shoutout on Instagram alongside a video compilation of the duo.—
Beth Sobol,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Number two on Kelly’s list was U2‘s 1998 compilation, The Best Of 1980-1990.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Nov. 2025
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The anthology’s first volume explores themes of ancestral sin, family, piety and consequence.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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The film follows filmmaker, cinematographer and VFX artist Martinez’s directorial work on anthologies V/H/S, V/H/S/Beyond and Southbound.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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