Definition of COMPENDIUM

compendium

Plural: compendia, compendiums

Noun

  • a publication containing a variety of works
  • a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
  • A short, complete summary; an abstract.
  • A list or collection of various items.
  • A list or collection of various items.
  • A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
  • A list or collection of various items.
  • A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.

Origin / Etymology

From the Latin compendium (“that which is weighed together; a sparing, a saving, an abbreviation”), from com- (“with”) + pendō (“to weigh”).

Scrabble Score: 19

compendium: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
compendium: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
compendium: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

compendium: valid Words With Friends Word