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   Compendium , 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.
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   A short system or compendium of a science.
   I. Watts.
   Syn. -- See Abridgment.
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