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, on-line 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.

Nearby words

catalepsy, catalexis, catalin, catalina island, catalo, catalog, catalog code, catalog verse, cataloger, catalogue, catalogue raisonné

Origin of catalog

1425–75; late Middle English cataloge < Late Latin catalogus < Greek katálogos a register (akin to katalégein to count up), equivalent to kata- cata- + -logos reckoning

SYNONYMS FOR catalog

1, 3 roster, register, record. See list¹.

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Related forms

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.

Examples from the Web for cataloged

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
The smallest public library should be classified and cataloged.
A Library Primer|John Cotton Dana
A check on the pamphlet would indicate whether or not it had been cataloged.
Papers and proceedings of the thirty-fifth general meeting of the American Library Association, 1913|Various
This collection should be classified and cataloged so as to yield the best possible results.
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
All of the books purchased are classified, cataloged and filed as one collection.
Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912|Various