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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Origin of bibliography

From the Greek word bibliographía, dating back to 1670–80. See biblio-, -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM bibliography

bib·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.

Words nearby bibliography

bibliogony, bibliograph, bibliographer, bibliographic control, bibliographic utility, bibliography, biblioklept, bibliolatry, bibliology, bibliomancy, bibliomania

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How to use bibliography in a sentence

He’s toyed with Collatz for about fifty years and become keeper of the knowledge, compiling annotated bibliographies and editing a book on the subject, “The Ultimate Challenge.”
Are computers ready to solve this notoriously unwieldy math problem?|Siobhan Roberts|July 2, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Some readers might prefer more background science for each question — for a book that aims to crush pseudoscience, a bibliography or at least footnotes would have been useful.
The book ‘Viral BS’ offers a cure for medical myths and fake health news|Cori Vanchieri|May 3, 2021|Science News
Kalb makes the disclaimer in his preface that “memoirs, by definition, are not works of history — no footnotes, no bibliography.”
An earnest young correspondent in Cold War Moscow|Kathryn McGarr|April 16, 2021|Washington Post
Otlet began modestly in the 1890s, creating a bibliography of sociological literature.
From Encyclopedias to Telephone Books, How Alphabetization Took Over the Modern World|Judith Flanders|October 28, 2020|Time

Lop off the endnotes and bibliography, and The Measure of Manhattan is barely 300 pages.
The Manhattan Project: The Legacy of John Randel Jr.|Kevin Canfield|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Tyler does not provide us with a bibliography, although his extensive notes include many books on Israel and its neighbors.
Not a Useful Contribution|Daniel Gavron|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For full bibliography (to 1904) see Ulysse Chevalier, Rpertoire des sources hist.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Punctuation has been normalized for the stage directions and the play listings in the Bibliography.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
Within six months, if you're not sandbagged or jailed on fake libel suits, you'll have a unique bibliography of swindles.
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams
There is a very inadequate bibliography in the Introduction.
The Translations of Beowulf|Chauncey Brewster Tinker
His ample bibliography leaves no point necessary for elucidation untouched.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bibliography

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

the study of the history, classification, etc, of literary material
a work on this subject

Derived forms of bibliography

bibliographer, nounbibliographic (ˌbɪblɪəʊˈɡræfɪk) or bibliographical, adjectivebibliographically, adverb

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Cultural definitions for bibliography

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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