catalog

or cat·a·logue

[ kat-l-awg, -og ]

/ ˈkæt lˌɔg, -ˌɒg /

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noun

a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.

something that contains such a list or record, as a book, leaflet, or file.

a list of the contents of a library or a group of libraries, arranged according to any of various systems.Compare card catalog, online catalog, union catalog.

any list or record: a catalog of complaints.

verb (used with object), cat·a·loged or cat·a·logued, cat·a·log·ing or cat·a·logu·ing.

to enter (items) in a catalog; make a catalog of.

verb (used without object), cat·a·loged or cat·a·logued, cat·a·log·ing or cat·a·logu·ing.

to produce a catalog.

to have a specified price as listed in a catalog: This model catalogs for $49.95.

to offer merchandise in a mail-order catalog.

adjective

of, relating to, or carrying on business through a mail-order catalog: catalog sales.

OTHER WORDS FOR catalog

1, 3 roster, register, record.

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Origin of catalog

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English cataloge, from Late Latin catalogus, from Greek katálogos “a register” (akin to katalégein “to count up”), equivalent to kata- “down, against, back” + -logos reckoning; see cata-

synonym study for catalog

1, 3. See list¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM catalog

cat·a·log·er, cat·a·logu·er, cat·a·log·ist, cat·a·logu·ist, nouncat·a·log·ic

[kat-l-oj-ik], /ˌkæt lˈɒdʒ ɪk/, cat·a·log·i·cal, cat·a·lo·gis·tic

[kat-l-oh-jis-tik], /ˌkæt l oʊˈdʒɪs tɪk/, adjectivemis·cat·a·log, mis·cat·a·logue, verb (used with object), mis·cat·a·loged or mis·cat·a·logued, mis·cat·a·log·ing or mis·cat·a·logu·ing.non·cat·a·log, non·cat·a·logue, adjective

re·cat·a·log, verb (used with object), re·cat·a·loged or re·cat·a·ogued, re·cat·a·log·ing or re·cat·a·logu·ing.

How to use catalog in a sentence

Once the sample is back on Earth, it will be stored and cataloged at a curation center in Beijing.
China is about to collect the first moon rocks since the 1970s|Lisa Grossman|December 1, 2020|Science News
Matt Snow, co-founder of an apparel business called Boredwalk, said Facebook’s automated systems inadvertently flagged 40% of his company’s product catalog as unsafe late last month.
Facebook’s AI is mistakenly banning some small business’ ads|kdunn6|November 28, 2020|Fortune
Many potential “exotic” phases, made possible by the bizarre consequences of quantum mechanics, have been cataloged in theoretical explorations, and we can now start realizing these possibilities in the lab with specially designed materials.
Contemplating the End of Physics|Robbert Dijkgraaf|November 24, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Mathematicians created and uploaded pieces of digitized mathematics, gradually building a catalog for Lean to draw on.
Building the Mathematical Library of the Future|Kevin Hartnett|October 1, 2020|Quanta Magazine

By cataloging the steady march of human progress, the Harvard psychologist and linguist has become a very public intellectual.
“I Manage My Controversy Portfolio Carefully” | People I (Mostly) Admire Ep. 1: Steven Pinker|Steven D. Levitt|August 22, 2020|Freakonomics
I first discovered nobody had ever cataloged all of the Watergate conversations.
What the Archives Say About Nixon|Scott Porch|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet even today, the small-scale sculptural objects in most museum collections are cataloged under one name only: Christo.
Why the Art World Ignores Wives|Jessica Dawson|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like everyone else, they were also cataloged; their addresses were on file.
Anne Frank’s Amsterdam|Russell Shorto|October 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Betsy Woodruff at the National Review Institute cataloged multiple examples of Reid's investment strategy.
How Did Harry Reid Get Rich?|Justin Green|August 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Pic: August Sander cataloged his nation – to show it couldn't be done.
What Germans Looked Like|Blake Gopnik|May 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A cross between a Lincecumii and Elvira credited to Munson but not cataloged by him.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
Many of these must be at hand in the school building and so classified and cataloged that they are available at short notice.
Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912|Various
Mr. Dewey: What shall be the unit of circulation—the cataloged library or the single book or combination?
Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association|Various
The book, Cookery for Beginners, has always been cataloged and sold in cloth binding at the low price of $1.00.
The Pansy Magazine, August 1886|Various
In addition to books cataloged under the topic consulted, others grouped under other subjects may contain related information.
Public Speaking|Clarence Stratton