The Only Use of
compendium
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- (historic), Expel that Pain (medic), Infant's Compendium of the Universe (cosmic), Let's All Chortle (hilaric), Canvasser's Vade Mecum (journalic), Loveletters of Mother Assistant (erotic), Who's Who in Space (astric), Songs that Reached Our Heart (melodic), Pennywise's Way to Wealth (parsimonic).†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(compendium) a list of items or a collection -- especially a publication containing a variety of works
or:
a concise but comprehensive summary of a subject area