compend
- a variation of compendium.
Example Sentences
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The purse may be abstracted from the pocket; the substance from the accidents; a book into a compend.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
The knowledge then of Jesus Christ is a true and full compend of all saving knowledge.
From Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life by Brown, John (of Wamphray)
I shall write only whereof I know—not by any means a compend of Creole cookery.
From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by McCulloch-Williams, Martha
An epitome, compend, or compendium is a condensed view of a subject, whether derived from a previous publication or not.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
Separately, and together, we brand thee, in thy every lung-cell, a liar;—liar, because that is the scornfullest and loathsomest title for a man; which in itself is the compend of all infamous things.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman
