COMPENDIUM


Meaning of COMPENDIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kəm-ˈpen-dē-əm ]

noun

( plural -di·ums or com·pen·dia -dē-ə)

Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin, saving, shortcut, from compendere to weigh together, from com- + pendere to weigh — more at pendant

Date: 1589

1. : a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract

2.

a. : a list of a number of items

b. : collection , compilation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.