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Added 8 October 2026

compendium

/kəmˈpɛn.di.əm/ noun

Latin root: compendium Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about compendium at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A short, complete summary; an abstract.
A list or collection of various items. A collection of board games packaged in a single box. A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
A collection of board games packaged in a single box.

Origin

From the Latin compendium (“that which is weighed together; a sparing, a saving, an abbreviation”), from com- (“with”) + pendō (“to weigh”).

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