| Main Entry: | compendium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abridgment |
Synonyms: |
abstract, aperçu, brief, conspectus, digest, epitome, essence, guide, handbook, manual, overview, pandect, précis, sketch, summary, survey, syllabus, sylloge |
| Main Entry: | digest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abridgement of something written |
Synonyms: |
abstract, aperçu, brief, compendium, condensation, epitome, pandect, précis, résumé, short form, sketch, summary, survey, syllabus, sylloge, synopsis |
Antonyms: |
unabridgement |
| Main Entry: | digest |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
Related
Adjectives: |
abridged, analectic, compendious, condensed, curtailed, minified, synoptic, truncated
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| Concept: | Compendium. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional means; written language |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
compend, compendium; abstract, precis, epitome, multum in parvo, analysis, pandect, digest, sum and substance, brief, abridgment, summary, apercu (aperçu), draft, minute, note; excerpt; synopsis, textbook, conspectus, outlines, syllabus, contents, heads, prospectus., album; scrapbook, notebook, memorandum book, commonplace book; extracts, excerpta, cuttings; fugitive pieces, fugitive writing; spicilegium, flowers, anthology, collectanea, analecta; compilation., recapitulation, resume, review., abbreviation, abbreviature; contraction; shortening; compression.
-verbs
abridge, abstract, epitomize, summarize; make an abstract, prepare an abstract, draw an abstract, compile an abstract., recapitulate, review, skim, run over, sum up., abbreviate (shorten); condense (compress); compile (collect).
-adjectives
compendious, synoptic, analectic; abrege, abridged; variorum.
-adverbs
in short, in epitome, in substance, in few words.
-phrases
it lies in a nutshell.
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