[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

compendium \compen"dium\, n.; pl. e. compendiums, l.
   compendia. l. compendium that which is weighed, saved, or
   shortened, a short way, fr. compendere to weigh; com- +
   pendere to weigh. see pension, and cf. compend.
   a brief compilation or composition, containing the principal
   heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an
   abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary.
   1913 webster

         a short system or compendium of a science. --i. watts.

   syn: see abridgment.
        1913 webster
see also:
compendiums compendia pension compend abridgment 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

compendium
     n 1: a publication containing a variety of works syn: collection
     2: a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
see also:
collection 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

35 moby thesaurus words for "compendium":
   baedeker, abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract,
   brief, capsule, compend, condensation, condensed version,
   conspectus, digest, draft, enchiridion, epitome, guide, guidebook,
   head, manual, outline, overview, pandect, precis, review, rubric,
   shortened version, skeleton, sketch, survey, syllabus, synopsis,
   thumbnail sketch, topical outline, vade mecum

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