[ろっぽうぜんしょ, roppouzensho] (n) compendium of laws; statute books; complete book of the Six Codes [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
compendium
n 1: a publication containing a variety of works [syn:
{collection}, {compendium}]
2: a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย