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summary vs compendium

compendium vs summary

summary and compendium both are nouns.

summary is an adjective but compendium is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
summary Yes Yes No No
compendium Yes No No No
As nouns, compendium is a hyponym of summary; that is, compendium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than summary:
  • summary: a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
  • compendium: a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
summary (noun) compendium (noun)
a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
a publication containing a variety of works
summary (adjective) compendium (adjective)
briefly giving the gist of something
performed speedily and without formality
Difference between summary and compendium

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