compendium — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A short, complete summary; an abstract.

2. A list or collection of various items.

   Examples

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   It was this last variety which formed the backbone of the first published Italian compendium of games, Innocenzo Ringhieri's One Hundred Games of Liberality and Ingenuity of 1551, dedicated to Cathérine de' Medici.

3. A list or collection of various items. A collection of board games packaged in a single box.

4. A list or collection of various items. A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.

Noun

1. a publication containing a variety of works

   Synonyms

   collection

   Broader terms

   publication

2. a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

   Broader terms

   summarysum-up