Classes Intellectual Faculties Means of Communicating Ideas Conventional Means Compendium
Compendium
Nouns
compend, compendium
abstract, precis, epitome, analysis, pandect, digest, sum and substance, brief, abridgment, summary, apercu, draft, minute, note
excerpt
synopsis, textbook, conspectus, outlines, syllabus, contents, heads, prospectus. album
scrap book, note book, memorandum book, commonplace book
extracts, excerpta, cuttings
fugitive pieces, fugitive writing
spicilegium, flowers, anthology, collectanea, analecta
compilation. recapitulation, resume, review. abbreviation, abbreviature
contraction
shortening etc. Shortness
compression etc. Contraction .
Verbs
abridge, abstract, epitomize, summarize
make an abstract, prepare an abstract, draw an abstract, compile an abstract etc. n.. recapitulate, review, skim, run over, sum up. abbreviate etc. (shorten) Shortness
condense etc. (compress) Contraction
compile etc. (collect) Assemblage .
Adjectives
compendious, synoptic, analectic
abridged etc. v.
variorum.
Adverbs
in short, in epitome, in substance, in few words.