compend

noun

Definition of compendnext
as in compendium

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  1. compendium
  2. abridgment
  3. summary
  4. abbreviation
  5. recapitulation
  6. curtailment
  7. shortening
  8. outline
Noun
  • Rather than an interrogation of the beliefs of particular people at a particular place and time, Tokarczuk’s novel presents an undifferentiated compendium of eternal misogyny.
    Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
  • And the Fed’s own Beige Book was nothing more than a compendium of emerging softness in consumption.
    Robert Barone, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Definition of compendium
Noun
  • Thanks to CDs, and especially streaming, abridgments are now comparatively rare.
    Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
  • Soon enough, other companies and products entered the field for better (Recorded Books) or worse (abridgments).
    Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Definition of abridgment
Noun
  • Officers were dispatched to Mahomes' house in Belton, Missouri, roughly 28 miles south of Kansas City, shortly after midnight Oct. 6, an incident summary from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office shows.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • In addition, the Politico summary of the the ACP’s 171 College Towns found that in recent elections, 38 have flipped from red to blue since the 2000 presidential election, while only seven have gone the other way, from blue to red.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of summary
Noun
  • Its notifications, which follow a format established in 1924, are written in ALL CAPS and filled with cryptic abbreviations.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Crucially, Tommy also teaches Stephen how to use the account: how to send messages, how to use abbreviations without sounding like a noob, TYVM.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of abbreviation
Noun
  • As the Barber’s first movement rounds the corner into the recapitulation section, the soloist has a few precious seconds to breathe as the orchestra sings out the main tune.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Here, Hondo begins a large-scale recapitulation, in a handful of scenes, of the grimly infuriating history of French colonialism from the seventeenth century to the twentieth, and of a reliance on slave labor that lasted in the Caribbean colonies until the mid-nineteenth century.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
Definition of recapitulation
Noun
  • However, a provision in the drafted groundwater permit states that Mirasol would have to abide by a drought curtailment.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Feb. 2024
  • While in California, curtailment reached 2.4 million megawatt-hours of wind and solar output in 2022, 95% of it being solar.
    Rob van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of curtailment
Noun
  • It’s expected that an increase in revenue sharing — an increase of at least 50 percent — and a second bye week, as well as additional shortening of the offseason program, would rank among player requests.
    Mike Jones, The Athletic, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Always dry thoroughly, heat on the stovetop until completely dry, and apply a thin layer of oil or shortening.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of shortening
Noun
  • Some are snapshots — making paper airplanes, watching the Muppets, swimming in the ocean — while others more impressionistic: the smell of burning incense, the scratchy stubble on his father’s chin, the boney outline of his ankle, and the cold metal of his guitar strings.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Kathie had painted Julia’s pegboard yellow and then painstakingly redrew the original outlines.
    Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of outline
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