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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPENDIOUS

compendious  [kəmˈpɛndɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPENDIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Compendious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COMPENDIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of compendious in the English dictionary

The definition of compendious in the dictionary is containing or stating the essentials of a subject in a concise form; succinct.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPENDIOUS


Asmodeus
æsˈməʊdɪəs
Claudius
ˈklɔːdɪəs
commodious
kəˈməʊdɪəs
dupondius
djuːˈpɒndɪəs
fastidious
fæˈstɪdɪəs
gladius
ˈɡlædɪəs
hideous
ˈhɪdɪəs
insidious
ɪnˈsɪdɪəs
invidious
ɪnˈvɪdɪəs
medius
ˈmiːdɪəs
melodious
mɪˈləʊdɪəs
Methodius
mɛˈθəʊdɪəs
modius
ˈməʊdɪəs
odious
ˈəʊdɪəs
perfidious
pəˈfɪdɪəs
radius
ˈreɪdɪəs
studious
ˈstjuːdɪəs
tedious
ˈtiːdɪəs
Thaddeus
ˈθædɪəs
Thadeus
ˈθædɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPENDIOUS

compend
compendia
compendiously
compendiousness
compendium
compensability
compensable
compensate
compensated semiconductor
compensation
compensation award
compensation culture
compensation order
compensation package
compensation point
compensational
compensative
compensator
compensatory
compensatory finance

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPENDIOUS

aphidious
badious
curious
delicious
discommodious
fiddious
hyperfastidious
incommodious
overfastidious
overtedious
palladious
preludious
previous
religious
serious
ultrafastidious
unfastidious
uninvidious
unmelodious
various

Synonyms and antonyms of compendious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COMPENDIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «compendious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of compendious

Translation of «compendious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPENDIOUS

Find out the translation of compendious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of compendious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «compendious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

简明
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

compendious
570 millions of speakers

English

compendious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुख़्तसर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

compendious
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Подведение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

compendious
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংক্ষিপ্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

concis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rendam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

compendious
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

簡潔な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

compendious
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Compendious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tóm tắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எல்லாம் அடங்கிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुसंगत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

özet halinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

compendioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

compendious
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підбиття
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

concis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

compendious
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

compendious
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

compendious
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

compendious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of compendious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPENDIOUS»

The term «compendious» is regularly used and occupies the 73.233 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPENDIOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about compendious

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPENDIOUS»

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A compendious hebrew lexicon: adapted to the english ...
adapted to the english language and composed upon a new commodious plan, with a brief account of the construction and rationale of the hebrew tongue : To which are added a compendious grammar and rules for finding the root Samuel ...
Samuel Pike, 1802
2
A Compendious Anglo-Saxon and English Dictionary
A. COMPENDIOUS. ANGLO-SAXON. AND. ENGLISH. DICTIONAKY. A-bannan 1 . To command, «r- der. 2. To publish, proclaim;. 1. The short or unaccented Anglo -Saxon a, is contained in the following words, which are represented by modern ...
Joseph Bosworth, 1848
3
A Compendious System of Greek Grammar: In English and Greek. ...
In English and Greek. An Edition Literally Translated from the Latest and Most Approved Editions of Wettenhall's Grammar ... Edward Wettenhall. A compendious system of Greek grammar Edward Wettenhall Front Cover.
Edward Wettenhall, 1809
4
A Compendious View of the Civil Law and of the Law of the ...
In this two volume work Browne [1756?-1805] follows the order of treatment employed in Blackstone's Commentaries to examine the relationship between admiralty and civil law.
Arthur Browne, 1840
5
The General Gazetteer Or Compendious Geographical Dictionary
Richard Brookes. Description of a Map. The top os ino9t modern Maps is considered as the north, the bottom as the south, die right hand as the east, and the left hand as the west. In old maps, where this rule is not always strictly followed, ...
Richard Brookes, 1812
6
A Compendious History of the British Churches in England, ...
With an Introductory Sketch of the History of the Waldenses, and an Historical Account of the Secession : to which is Added, A Life of the Author, by the Rev. Thomas Brown John Brown. CHAPTER III. King James VI. introduces the National ...
John Brown, 1823
7
A Compendious History of New England: Designed for Schools ...
Designed for Schools and Private Families Jedidiah Morse, Elijah Parish. I? iihrarg as *>u(i Uumine |lrmir£i*m !$tute"siigc. Barr Ferree Collection SI A COMPENDIOUS HISTORY or SBW BNG1UA NO, DISTRICT OF.
Jedidiah Morse, Elijah Parish, 1809
8
A Compendious History of American Methodism: Abridged from ...
1' i'. i' F . COMPENDIOUS HISTORY LBBIDGED FROM THE AUTHOR'S “ HISTORY OF THE METHODIII EPISCOPAL CHURCH." BY ABE'L' NEW YORK.' HUNT 6r' EATON. CINCINNATI: CRANSTON fir' STOWE. .m 0 Y W e N f 0 a .n.
Abel Stevens, 1867
9
Clavis Calendaria, Or, A Compendious Analysis of the ...
Illustrated with Ecclesiastical, Historical and Classical Anecdotes John Brady. ST OR, A COMPENDIOUS ANALYSIS of the CALENDAR: 9 .. ILLUSTRATED WITH ECCLESIASTICAL, HISTORICAL, AND CLASSICAL anecnotejs. * ,'"' By JOHN ...
John Brady, 1812
10
Guest's Compendious shorthand
Edwin Guest (journalist.) eluded for months, by the peculiar circumstances under which he travelled, from writing, except at brief and rare intervals. To have been able to jot down the name of a hill or village, the width of a river, or the strength of  ...
Edwin Guest (journalist.), 1883

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPENDIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term compendious is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The many faces of David Bowie
Anyone seeing David Bowie sing this in the video clip included in the compendious exhibition David Bowie Is could be left in no doubt: this is ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Major League Baseball's latest scandal threatens to shame the pride …
To baseball's already compendious list of scandals must now be added one that could potentially top the lot: allegations that one team hacked ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
3
Why painter JMW Turner matters so much
In “The Critique of Reason: Romantic Art, 1760-1860,” a compendious show about the Enlightenment underpinnings of the Romantic ... «SFGate, Jun 15»
4
The Curiosities review – confident, clever, captivating
... the formulaic, ranges far and wide, goes deep, paddles in the shallows and is never less than readably miscellaneous (C is for compendious) ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
Fixating on the past makes progress difficult
It will add compendious and certainly poignant detail to a story whose essence was already quite well known. This relentless focus on one ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
6
David Nicholls: the book that saved me
“Love is a compendious word as limp as a washing-powder slogan – Brand X the Mystery Ingredient. It can only be described in terms of action, ... «The Guardian, May 15»
7
The Golden Age of Murder by Martin Edwards review – an excellent …
In this superbly compendious and entertaining book, Edwards ensures that dozens of authorial corpses are gloriously reborn. This article was ... «The Guardian, May 15»
8
Robert S. Wistrich, Scholar of Anti-Semitism, Dies at 70
Two years later, his compendious “Antisemitism” was published, inspiring a public television series. He later wrote “A Lethal Obsession: ... «New York Times, May 15»
9
Re C (Publication of Judgment) [2015] EWCA Civ 500
Judges should not be encouraged to deliver full, detailed and compendious judgments on the issue of publication. It was incumbent on the ... «Family Law, May 15»
10
Barenboim - A free and uninhibited spirit
'Barenboim's astonishingly compendious knowledge of music and his extraordinary repertoire were already legendary'. Filming the Trout at the ... «The Guardian, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Compendious [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/compendious>. Jun 2026 ».
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