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compendium vs sum-up

sum-up vs compendium

compendium and sum-up both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
compendium Yes No No No
sum-up Yes No No No
As nouns, sum-up is a hypernym of compendium; that is, sum-up is a word with a broader meaning than compendium:
  • compendium: a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
  • sum-up: a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
Other hypernyms of compendium include summary.
compendium (noun) sum-up (noun)
a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
a publication containing a variety of works
Difference between compendium and sum-up

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