What does "compend" mean?

A compendium; an epitome; a summary.

What is a synonym for "compend"?

Common synonyms include: abbreviation, abbreviation, abstract, apercu, brief, capsule.

Compend

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A compendium; an epitome; a summary.
"[…] the man being only a sort of compend of the globe with its centrifugence and centripetence, with its chemistry, with its polarity, with its undulation."

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abbreviation abbreviation abstract apercu brief capsule

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"[…] the man being only a sort of compend of the globe with its centrifugence and centripetence, with its chemistry, with its polarity, with its undulation."

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