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bibliography

[ bib-lee-og-ruh-fee ]
/ ˌbɪb liˈɒg rə fi /
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noun, plural bib·li·og·ra·phies.

a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
a list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text.
a branch of library science dealing with the history, physical description, comparison, and classification of books and other works.

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Nearby words

bibliographer, bibliographic, bibliographic control, bibliographic utility, bibliographical, bibliography, biblioklept, bibliolator, bibliolatry, bibliological, bibliology

Origin of bibliography

From the Greek word bibliographía, dating back to 1670–80. See biblio-, -graphy
Related formsbib·li·o·graph·ic [bib-lee-uh-graf-ik] /ˌbɪb li əˈgræf ɪk/, bib·li·o·graph·i·cal, adjectivebib·li·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbmin·i·bib·li·og·ra·phy, noun, plural min·i·bib·li·og·ra·phies.
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British Dictionary definitions for bibliographical

bibliography

/ (ˌbɪblɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun plural -phies

a list of books or other material on a subject
a list of sources used in the preparation of a book, thesis, etc
a list of the works of a particular author or publisher
  1. the study of the history, classification, etc, of literary material
  2. a work on this subject
Derived Formsbibliographer, nounbibliographic (ˌbɪblɪəʊˈɡræfɪk) or bibliographical, adjectivebibliographically, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Culture definitions for bibliographical

bibliography

A list of the written sources of information on a subject. Bibliographies generally appear as a list at the end of a book or article. They may show what works the author used in writing the article or book, or they may list works that a reader might find useful.

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