What is the Latin word for compend?

The usual Latin words for “compend” are epitomē, summārium, breviārium; also ēligō, ōs, liber. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“compend” in Latin

epitomēepitome; abridgement; synopsis summāriumsummary; epitome; abstract breviāriumbrief; report (short piece of writing)ēligōto choose, to pluck or root out, extract; to pick out, choose, elect ōsmouth; (in general) head or face; (in general) facial features, countenance, appearance liberbook; the inner bark of a tree

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

compend

or COMPENDIUM, epitome: summarium: breviarium (a synopsis, summarium before, and breviarium at the time of Sen., Vid: Sen., Ep: 39, 1): electa, neuter plur. orum; excerpta, neuter plur. (extracts, extracted passages): to make a compendium of any work, a compendium, aliquid (librum) in angustum cogere; aliquid in epitomen cogere (the later writers only have aliquid epitomare): to give a compendium of a voluminous work, auctorem per multa volumina diffusum epitome circumscribere.

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What is the Latin word for compend?: The usual Latin words for “compend” are epitomē, summārium, breviārium; also ēligō, ōs, liber. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.