Used in a Sentence

compendium

How to use compendium in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for compendium.

Editorial note

Oh look - a compendium of poor advice gathered on one webpage!

Examples11
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a publication containing a variety of works

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a publication containing a variety of works

noun

a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for compendium.

noun

a publication containing a variety of works

noun

a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

Example sentences

1

Oh look - a compendium of poor advice gathered on one webpage!

2

A small compendium of errors...For starter, a | b |c doesn't create two file descriptors.

3

Yes, our site has all manner of issues, though I've yet to see it in a compendium of 'inspirational' sites.

4

Does it really make sense to make HN a compendium of links to every page on every remotely technical web site?

5

It's a hilarious compendium of chemicals that are simply too unpleasant to work with for his tastes.

6

This compendium of source code as decoration is somewhat addictive.

7

To be fair, I'm only 50 pages in, but I haven't read anything mind blowing in any way yet. The book so far has been a compendium of author's anecdotes regarding poorly designed things/systems/manuals/etc.

8

Command and Control[1] offers a comprehensive compendium of nuclear incidents if you're interested in more.

9

It's an organized compendium of contract term sheets and clause language, heavily annotated [and also very much an unfinished work-in-progress].

10

I think the really important point here is that readers need to understand that an encyclopedia is a record of academic consensus rather than a compendium of solid facts.

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If you instead think of Wikipedia as a compendium of true information on all subjects, the problem gets much harder: then it would aspire not only to summarize all information ever produced, but also to vet all that information for accuracy, correct anything incorrect published in any academic field or in the popular press, and fill in gaps where the third-party sources are lacking entirely [1] ... plus convince people that these corrections, despite no citations, are true.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use compendium in a sentence?

Oh look - a compendium of poor advice gathered on one webpage!

What does compendium mean?

a publication containing a variety of works

What part of speech is compendium?

compendium is commonly used as noun.