The meaning of Compendium

noun

A published collection of poems or other pieces of writing.

Usage examples:

An anthology of european poetry

noun

A collection of stories, poems, etc., by different writers

noun

The action or process of collecting someone or something.

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The collection of data

noun

Money that people give for a special purpose, a person in need, or an organization

Usage examples:

We’re taking (up) a collection for his retirement gift (= getting money from people who want to giv…

noun

The act or job of taking something away from a place

Usage examples:

We will inform you when your goods are ready for collection., refuse/waste collection which public …

noun

A person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels.

Usage examples:

His travelling companion

verb

Accompany.

Usage examples:

He is companioned by a pageboy

noun

A covering over the hatchway leading to a ship's companionway.

Usage examples:

The room was illumined from the light in the companion, and the dim lantern hung from the deck beam.

noun

The action or process of producing something, especially a list or book, by assembling information collected from other sources.

Usage examples:

Great care has been taken in the compilation of this guidebook

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The act of collecting information from a variety of places to arrange it in a book, report, or list

Usage examples:

[ u ] the compilation of all his speeches took several months., [ c ] a compilation of modern poetry

noun

A collection of information arranged in a list, report, book, etc.

Usage examples:

A compilation of ratings for 1,600 insurers is published in the march/april issue of the newsletter…

noun

A summary or overview of a subject.

Usage examples:

New recordings containing five of his works give a rich conspectus of his art

verb

Break down (food) in the alimentary canal into substances that can be absorbed and used by the body.

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In terms of the western view of digestion, food is digested in the stomach and passed on to the sma…

noun

A compilation or summary of material or information.

Usage examples:

A digest of their findings

verb

(of the body of a living creature) to chemically change food into smaller forms that the body can absorb and use

Usage examples:

[ t ] some people have difficulty digesting milk., he could digest an enormous amount of informatio…

noun

A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.

Usage examples:

She looked the epitome of elegance and good taste

noun

The typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing

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He was the epitome of the fashionable gentleman., his recordings came to epitomize american popular…

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A book giving information such as facts on a particular subject or instructions for operating a machine.

Usage examples:

A handbook of poisonous plants

noun

A book that contains advice about how to do something or information about esp. an organization

Usage examples:

The student handbook describes all the campus activities.

noun

A book that contains instructions about how to do or use something or important information about a subject

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A company/department/employee handbook

adjective

Relating to or done with the hands.

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Manual dexterity

noun

A book giving instructions or information.

Usage examples:

A computer manual

adjective

Done or operated with the hands

Usage examples:

The mail can be sorted faster by machine then by manual sorting., he has callouses on his hands fro…

noun

A line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram.

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The chalked outline of a human body

verb

Draw, trace, or define the outer edge or shape of.

Usage examples:

Her eyes were darkly outlined with kohl

noun

A statement of the main facts, ideas, or items

Usage examples:

The house approved the broad outlines of the president’s budget., she drew the outline of a face., …

noun

A summary or abstract of a text or speech.

Usage examples:

The precis accompanying the weekly summaries of incidents also make it possible to explore in more …

verb

Make a precis of (a text or speech).

Usage examples:

She wrote one of the best and most intelligent dissections of the case, and to precis her, she poin…

noun

A short form of a text that gives only the important parts

verb

Begin again or continue after a pause or interruption.

Usage examples:

A day later normal service was resumed

noun

A summary.

Usage examples:

I gave him a quick résumé of events

verb

To start something again after a pause or period of time

Usage examples:

[ t ] the director hopes to resume filming next week., [ i ] government officials hoped talks will …

idiom

Seek out and bring together

phrasal verb

Drive or collect a number of people or animals together for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

In the afternoon the cows are rounded up for milking

phrasal verb

To gather people, animals, or things into one place

Usage examples:

The brothers set about rounding up the horses.

noun

A summary of a subject.

Usage examples:

The wake is a summa of joyce's microtextual practice

adverb

At the highest level of the special levels of achievement in a person's studies at a us college or university. the expression comes from latin, meaning "with the highest praise"

Usage examples:

Danielle graduated summa cum laude., a summa cum laude graduate

noun

The act of providing a clear statement of the important points

noun

A brief statement or account of the main points of something.

Usage examples:

A summary of chapter three

adjective

Not including needless details or formalities; brief.

Usage examples:

Summary financial statements

noun

A brief, clear statement giving the most important facts about something

Usage examples:

The assignment was to write a summary of the news., in summary, chen’s book is a good introduction …

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A statement by a judge or lawyer to a jury in a court legal action that gives the main facts that have been provided, in order to help the jury decide if someone is guilty or not

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The failure of the trial judge to put this defence before the jury in his summing up was the major …

noun

A brief summary or general survey of something.

Usage examples:

A synopsis of the insurance cover provided is set out below

noun

A short description of the contents of something such as a film or book

noun

The funds or revenue of a state, institution, or society.

Usage examples:

The landowners' estates and assets were seized for the imperial treasury