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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gaeyoseo
"그 책은 방대한 과학 지식을 담은 개요서이다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication.
"The book is a compendium of folk tales and legends."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from Latin, literally 'profit, saving', from com- 'together' + pendere 'spend, weigh'. The original sense 'saving, shortcut' led to 'a brief summary', and subsequently to 'a detailed collection'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Compendium" is said worldwide
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compendium
Transliteration: compendium
"Ce livre est un compendium de connaissances historiques."
Kompendium
Transliteration: Kompendium
"Das Werk ist ein nützliches Kompendium für Studenten."
compendio
Transliteration: compendio
"Il volume offre un compendio completo della materia."
compendio
Transliteration: compendio
"El manual sirve como un compendio de gramática."
compêndio
Transliteration: compêndio
"O professor adotou um novo compêndio para a disciplina."
संग्रह
Transliteration: sangrah
"यह पुस्तक लोक कथाओं का एक अद्भुत संग्रह है।"
简编
Transliteration: jiǎnbiān
"这部作品是该领域知识的权威简编。"
개요서
Transliteration: gaeyoseo
"그 책은 방대한 과학 지식을 담은 개요서이다."
要覧
Transliteration: youran
"この本は野鳥に関する便利な要覧です。"
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