Although most people thought of the Bible as a compendium of inspirational thought and Near Eastern traditions, an American school board wanted to declare it a science textbook.
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Compendium
/kəmˈpɛn.di.əm/
Synonyms for "compendium" (76 found)
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Noun(7 words)
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Noun(14 words)
case studiescollectioncompendiacompilationcompilationscompile informationcompilingcyclopediadigestdigestsencyclopediaepigramsessay collectiongranth
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Noun(16 words)
handbookmilitary history sourcebookmiscellanymishnahomnibusomnibusesphilosophical treatisesreference workroundupsamhitascrapbookselectionsshowcasingsourcebooksymposiumstreatises
Adjective(2 words)
organized bodywritten history collection
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According to “Hal Ka Haleel,” a compendium of his legacy and work, Hadraawi wrote the lyrics to more than 200 epic poems and the lyrics to more than 70 songs.
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Howard Rheingold glances up from his oversized computer screen. It's the most familiar object among many, mostly foreign, curios that fill his colorful home office. As a freelance writer, Mr. Rheingold has authored several books and countless magazine articles. Still, he feels special affection for his published compendium of strange — and strangely useful — non-English words.
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However, since we are talking about more than 500 books that were returned, this is one of the most important recoveries in our investigations to reconstruct the compendium of the library.
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