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单词 compendiums
释义

compendium /kəm-penˈdi-əm/

noun (pl compenˈdiums or compenˈdia) (also (old) comˈpend)
  1. A shortening or abridgement
  2. A summary of a larger work or subject, containing the most important or useful extracts or facts, an abstract
  3. A collection of board games or puzzles in one box
ORIGIN: L compendium what is weighed together, or saved (opposed to dispendium what is weighed out or spent), from com- together, and pendere to weigh

compenˈdious adjective

  1. Short
  2. Concise but comprehensive

compenˈdiously adverb

compenˈdiousness noun

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