Crossword clues for compendia
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Compendium \Com*pen"di*um\, n.; pl. E. Compendiums, L. Compendia. [L. compendium that which is weighed, saved, or shortened, a short way, fr. compendere to weigh; com- + pendere to weigh. See Pension, and cf. Compend.] 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.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of compendium English)
Usage examples of "compendia".
Parts of this knowledge had been excerpted, appended to the older compendia of our Temple’s lore.
That is not however the law as is obvious in the case of maps or compendia, where later works will necessarily be anticipated.
Women were not encouraged to read or write anyway—although recipes and compendia of other household knowledge were permissable.