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compendium <compendiums or compendia [kəmˈpendıə] > [kəmˈpendıəm] N

companion [kəmˈpænjən] N

compensation [ˌkɒmpenˈseıʃən] N

compensate [ˈkɒmpenseıt] VB trans, intr

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compensate
补偿 bǔcháng
compensate
赔偿 péicháng
▶ compensative [kəmˈpensətıv] ADJ
▶ compensatory [kəm­ˈpen­sə­tə­rı] ADJ

compelling [kəmˈpelıŋ] ADJ

competitor [kəmˈpetıtə] N

competition [ˌkɒmpıˈtıʃən] N

melodious [mıˈləʊdıəs] ADJ

melodious
悦耳的 yuè'ěrde
melodious
旋律优美的 xuánlǜ yōuměide
▶ melodiously ADV
▶ melodiousness N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Compendious doesn't mean comprehensive at all.
www.npr.org
Indeed, amid such compendious ignorance, the only question is where to begin?
blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Even more appealing than their compendious knowledge of wine was their subversive analysis of the rivalries, prices and appellations of the industry.
www.dailymail.co.uk
His book is both a compendious outline of the research that backs this up and a kind of how-to guide that helps stiffen our resolve.
www.ft.com
Bold, brash and sometimes brazen, with pages missing, foxed or scribbled over, its city centre is a compendious and compelling read.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Meanwhile, a certain kind of compendious novel was on the rise, crowding out genres like poetry.
www.independent.co.uk
It contained, in brief and compendious form, a digest of all similar explanations since the thirteenth century.
en.wikipedia.org
He was always generous in sharing his compendious knowledge and providing students and colleagues with ideas.
en.wikipedia.org
This is a compendious work on the history and status of federal political arrangements in different countries across the world.
www.thehindu.com

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