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compendium vs anthology

anthology vs compendium

compendium and anthology both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
compendium Yes No No No
anthology Yes No No No
As nouns, anthology is a hyponym of compendium; that is, anthology is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compendium:
  • compendium: a publication containing a variety of works
  • anthology: a collection of selected literary passages
Other hyponyms of compendium include archives, compilation, digest.
compendium (noun) anthology (noun)
a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work a collection of selected literary passages
a publication containing a variety of works
Difference between compendium and anthology

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