01 n. A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment; an ep…
pl.
Compendiums, Compendia ((#))
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1.
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.