catalogue

British  

/ 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

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verb

1. to compile a catalogue of (a library)

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

Other Word Forms

• cataloguer noun

Etymology

Origin of catalogue

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

Example Sentences

The team's findings create a catalogue of DNA regions that can help explain results from studies looking for disease-related genetic changes.

From Science Daily

Each coat is checked, bagged and catalogued at the central hub in Wembley before being distributed to events such as this.

From BBC

In 2022 an independent inquiry found three young women had died after a catalogue of failures at the ''unstable'' and ''overstretched'' mental health hospital.

From BBC

It is the first major studio to license parts of its catalogue to the tech giant, in a move which could have major implications for the studio's future plans.

From BBC

A graduate program in archival science at Pratt helped him gather focus, while turning him on to the infinite history of sound data and cataloguing.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• archive
• catalog
• directory
• inventory
• prospectus