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Definition of Compendiums
Compendiums Compendium Com*pen"di*um, 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.
A short system or compendium of a science. --I. Watts.
Syn: See Abridgment.
Compendium Compendium Com*pen"di*um, 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.
A short system or compendium of a science. --I. Watts.
Syn: See Abridgment.