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compendiums Definition


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compendium
noun compendiums, compendia
    1. A concise summary; an abridgement.
      Thesaurus: abbreviation, condensation, abridgment, summary, synopsis, abstract, brief, précis.
    2. A collection of boardgames, puzzles, etc in a single container.
Etymology: 16c: Latin, meaning ‘that which is weighed together', from com- together + pendere to weigh.



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