n. (pl. compendiums or compendia)
1. esp. Brit. a usu. one-volume handbook or encyclopaedia.
2 a a summary or abstract of a larger work. b an abridgement.
3 a a collection of games in a box. b any collection or mixture.
4 a package of writing paper, envelopes, etc.
Etymology: L, what is weighed together, f. compendere (as COM-, pendere weigh)