catalogue

/ 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

verb

1. to compile a catalogue of (a library)

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

Other Word Forms

• cataloguer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of catalogue¹

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

Example Sentences

At a presentation of the works, Mr Wollny said he was "99.99% sure that Bach had written the two pieces" and they have now been added to the official catalogue of his works.

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Responding to the report, the Children's Commissioner said the case was a "catalogue of missed opportunities, poor communication and ill-informed assumptions."

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A report by Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Adrian Usher catalogues a string of missed opportunities to stop the abuse and failures by the Home Office, police forces and prison managers.

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Players stand on a dance platform or mat and hit coloured arrows with their feet, to score points in time with visual cues and the music from a catalogue of songs.

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It was a stroke of luck that his special interest was financial markets and not, say, collecting lawn mower catalogues.

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Related Words

• archive 
• catalog 
• directory 
• inventory 
• prospectus