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   compendium

   /kəmˈpɛndɪəm/

   noun

   • 1. a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication: "an invaluable compendium of useful information about language"
   • ▪ a collection or set of similar items: "a compendium of tools"
   • ▪ a package of stationery for writing letters.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin, ‘profit, saving’ (literally ‘what is weighed together’), from compendere, from com- ‘together’ + pendere ‘weigh’.

   Scrabble Points: 19

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