Com·pen·di·um n.; pl. E. Compendiums L. Compendia 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.
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