Synonyms & related words for compendious

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Words related to compendious

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Synonyms for compendious

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Where does compendious come from?

The word compendious breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: com-, from Latin com (“together”); pend, from Latin pendere (“to weigh”); and -ious, from Latin osus (“full of, characterized by”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.