Compendium
noun
A collection of detailed information about a particular subject.
The book is a compendium of actionable ideas on urban farming.
Often appears as...
- compendium of facts
- compendium of knowledge
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Academic
noun
A brief summary of a larger work or field of knowledge.
The professor wrote a compendium of the entire course as a study aid for students.
Often appears as...
- compendium of study
- compendium of research
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Academic
noun
A publication containing a variety of works.
The anthology is a compendium of the best short stories of the twentieth century.
Often appears as...
- compendium of stories
- compendium of poems
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Literary
noun
A collection of detailed information about a particular subject.
The book is a compendium of actionable ideas on urban farming.
Often appears as...
- compendium of facts
- compendium of knowledge
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A brief summary of a larger work or field of knowledge.
The professor wrote a compendium of the entire course as a study aid for students.
Often appears as...
- compendium of study
- compendium of research
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A publication containing a variety of works.
The anthology is a compendium of the best short stories of the twentieth century.
Often appears as...
- compendium of stories
- compendium of poems
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Subject Specific
A compendium focuses on providing information strictly related to a particular subject or area.
She presented a compendium on medieval architecture for the class.
Pro Tip 2/3Actionable Insights
Often used in professional or academic contexts, reflecting practical and applicable information within a field.
The compendium included tips for implementing sustainable practices.
Pro Tip 3/3In-depth Details
It goes beyond basics, exploring topics in depth, which could be overwhelming for beginners.
The botany compendium covered plant genetics in great detail.
Pro Tip 1/3Subject Specific
A compendium focuses on providing information strictly related to a particular subject or area.
She presented a compendium on medieval architecture for the class.
Pro Tip 2/3Actionable Insights
Often used in professional or academic contexts, reflecting practical and applicable information within a field.
The compendium included tips for implementing sustainable practices.
Pro Tip 3/3In-depth Details
It goes beyond basics, exploring topics in depth, which could be overwhelming for beginners.
The botany compendium covered plant genetics in great detail.
Pro Tip 1/3Subject Specific
A compendium focuses on providing information strictly related to a particular subject or area.
She presented a compendium on medieval architecture for the class.
Pro Tip 2/3Actionable Insights
Often used in professional or academic contexts, reflecting practical and applicable information within a field.
The compendium included tips for implementing sustainable practices.
Pro Tip 3/3In-depth Details
It goes beyond basics, exploring topics in depth, which could be overwhelming for beginners.
The botany compendium covered plant genetics in great detail.
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The five major world...
are contained in an expansive compendium of deeper meanings, called the Talmud. Jews find rich, symbolic meaning in daily life. At the Passover meal, every item on the menu symbolizes an aspect of the escape from slavery. The importance of growing up is emphasized when young people
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Bruce McCall: Nostalgia...
a compendium of all the serious play that ever was, and it’s going to be available in fine bookstores, crummy bookstores, tables on the street in October. So thank you very much.
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Expanding our definition...
tear down a boom when we were small the teachers told us that we needed to be brain which one to swallow a compendium
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The five major world...
are contained in an expansive compendium of deeper meanings, called the Talmud. Jews find rich, symbolic meaning in daily life. At the Passover meal, every item on the menu symbolizes an aspect of the escape from slavery. The importance of growing up is emphasized when young people
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Bruce McCall: Nostalgia...
a compendium of all the serious play that ever was, and it’s going to be available in fine bookstores, crummy bookstores, tables on the street in October. So thank you very much.
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Expanding our definition...
tear down a boom when we were small the teachers told us that we needed to be brain which one to swallow a compendium
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Doug Aitken
American Artist
I have a weak spot for late '60s-early '70s yippie paperbacks and protest manifestos. I find them at flea markets or online. One of my favorites is 'Right On,' a compendium of student protests made into this 95-cent paperback with the most amazing graphics.
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Jane Lindskold
American Writer
Diana Wynne Jones' excellent book 'The Tough Guide to Fantasyland' is a compendium of the sort of lazy writing that has given fantasy fiction - especially the sub-section that features elves and dwarves and other Tolkienesque elements - a bad name.
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Danny Meyer
American Businessman
A restaurant is a compendium of choices that the owner has made. If you look around a restaurant, everything represents a choice: the kind of salt shaker that's on the table, the art on the walls, the uniforms on the waiters.
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Arthur Schopenhauer
German Philosopher
A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth, for it is a compendium of everything his mouth will ever say, in that it is the monogram of all this man's thoughts and aspirations.
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Juan Goytisolo
Spanish Poet
For a country is not merely a piece of earth; it is, above all, a compendium of social, cultural, and historical factors which begin to acquire sense and order through the process of writing.
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Ben Miller
English Comedian
I'm writing a science book - a sort of compendium of all the ways I've found of explaining things to my artsy friends over the years.
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Robert Crumb
American Artist
The Bible was not written for entertainment purposes, so it's a real hodgepodge and a compendium of all kinds of stuff.
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Carolyn See
American Author
Gillespie and I' is a deliciously morbid, almost smutty story, a compendium of inappropriate wants and smarmy desires.
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Doug Aitken
American Artist
I have a weak spot for late '60s-early '70s yippie paperbacks and protest manifestos. I find them at flea markets or online. One of my favorites is 'Right On,' a compendium of student protests made into this 95-cent paperback with the most amazing graphics.
Quote examples
Jane Lindskold
American Writer
Diana Wynne Jones' excellent book 'The Tough Guide to Fantasyland' is a compendium of the sort of lazy writing that has given fantasy fiction - especially the sub-section that features elves and dwarves and other Tolkienesque elements - a bad name.
Quote examples
Danny Meyer
American Businessman
A restaurant is a compendium of choices that the owner has made. If you look around a restaurant, everything represents a choice: the kind of salt shaker that's on the table, the art on the walls, the uniforms on the waiters.
Quote examples
Arthur Schopenhauer
German Philosopher
A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth, for it is a compendium of everything his mouth will ever say, in that it is the monogram of all this man's thoughts and aspirations.
Quote examples
Juan Goytisolo
Spanish Poet
For a country is not merely a piece of earth; it is, above all, a compendium of social, cultural, and historical factors which begin to acquire sense and order through the process of writing.
Quote examples
Ben Miller
English Comedian
I'm writing a science book - a sort of compendium of all the ways I've found of explaining things to my artsy friends over the years.
Quote examples
Robert Crumb
American Artist
The Bible was not written for entertainment purposes, so it's a real hodgepodge and a compendium of all kinds of stuff.
Quote examples
Carolyn See
American Author
Gillespie and I' is a deliciously morbid, almost smutty story, a compendium of inappropriate wants and smarmy desires.
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