catalogue

British  

/ ˈkætəˌlɒɡ /

noun

1. a complete, usually alphabetical list of items, often with notes giving details

2. a book, usually illustrated, containing details of items for sale, esp as used by mail-order companies

3. a list of all the books or resources of a library

4. a publication issued by a university, college, etc, listing courses offered, regulations, services, etc

5. a list of wool lots prepared for auction

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verb

1. to compile a catalogue of (a library)

2. to add (books, items, etc) to an existing catalogue

Other Word Forms

• cataloguer noun

Etymology

Origin of catalogue

C15: from Late Latin catalogus, from Greek katalogos, from katalegein to list, from kata- completely + legein to collect

Example Sentences

Last year, Canadian rapper Drake headlined all three days of Wireless festival, with each night focused on a different era of his extensive back catalogue.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The study, titled 'Probing the limits of habitability: a catalogue of rocky exoplanets in the habitable zone', also highlights planets that receive levels of stellar energy similar to Earth.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Alongside a hefty catalogue of those who risk being hard hit, there are some who are benefiting.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

In a 1990 Rolling Stone article, Schneider admitted: "We were just barely staying afloat, living off our catalogue".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Then, too, there was all of that mascara and lipstick and other vulgarities which I would rather not catalogue.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Related Words

• archive
• catalog
• directory
• inventory
• prospectus