Definition
A brief summary or condensed version of a larger work or collection of information; a compendium.
Etymology
From Latin compendium, originally meaning 'a saving of expense' (com- together + pendere, to weigh or pay). Over time it evolved to mean 'a shortened or condensed version.' The word compend is the older English form before compendium became standard.
Kelly Says
Compend is a ghostly ancestor of the more familiar 'compendium'—they're the same word, but compend fell out of fashion. Medieval scholars treasured compends because books were hand-copied and precious; a good summary could replace entire libraries.
Translations
CACatalà
compendi
kom-pen-dee
DEDeutsch
Zusammenfassungen
tsu-zam-fass-uŋ-gen
ELΕλληνικά
περίληψη
peri-li-psi
ESEspañol
compendio
kom-pen-dee-oh
FISuomi
yhteenveto
yh-teen-ve-to
FRFrançais
compendium
kɔ̃.pɛn.dɪ.əm
HUMagyar
összefoglalás
ossze-fog-la-sas
IDBahasa Indonesia
rangkuman
rang-ku-man
ITItaliano
compendio
kom-pen-dee-oh
MSBahasa Melayu
rangkuman
rang-ku-man
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
kyai-p-ya-nt
NLNederlands
samenvatting
sam-en-vat-ting
NONorsk
sammendrag
sam-men-drag
PLPolski
podsumowanie
po-do-sum-o-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
compêndio
kom-pen-dee-oh
RORomână
rezumat
re-zu-mat
SVSvenska
sammanfattning
sam-man-fa-t-ting
SWKiswahili
muhtasari
muh-ta-sa-ri
TAதமிழ்
துளியாக
thuli-ya-ag
UKУкраїнська
сумарно
su-mar-no
VITiếng Việt
tóm tắt
tom-tat