Compendium

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A short, complete summary; an abstract.
  • n. A list or collection of various items.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A short, complete summary; an abstract.
  • n. A list or collection of various items.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A brief compilation or composition containing the principal heads of a larger work or system, or the general principles or leading points of a subject; an abridgment; a summary; an epitome. Also compend.
  • n. Synonyms Epitome, Abstract, etc. See abridgment.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a publication containing a variety of works
  • n. a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    summary    sum-up   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abridgment    epitome    compend    abridgemen   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    compend    abridgment    history    compilation    epitome