'Compendia' definitions:

Definition of 'Compendia'

From: GCIDE

Compendium \Com*pen"di*um\, n.; pl. E. Compendiums, L. Compendia. [L. compendium that which is weighed, saved, or shortened, a short way, fr. compendere to weigh; com- + pendere to weigh. See Pension, and cf. Compend.] A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary. [1913 Webster]
A short system or compendium of a science. --I. Watts.
Syn: See Abridgment. [1913 Webster]