compendio

compendium

noun kohm-PEN-dyoh Rare

Origin: From Latin compendium ('saving, shortcut, abridgment').

Also means

summary

Usage Note

Compendio is a concise summary or digest of a larger subject: un compendio di storia ('a compendium of history'). It suggests something thorough yet brief, implying careful selection of essentials. The plural compendi is regular. It is a formal word, found in academic and editorial contexts; in everyday speech riassunto or sintesi are more common for 'summary'.

Examples

"Il professore ha consigliato un compendio di filosofia."

Natural Translation

The professor recommended a compendium of philosophy.

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