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Definition of: compendium
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(kəm·pen′dē·əm) noun plural ·di·ums or ·di·a (-dē·ə)
An abridgment; abstract; a brief, comprehensive summary. See synonyms under ABBREVIATION, ABRIDGMENT. [<L <compendere <com- together + pendere weigh]
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