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

A major project to catalogue the archive, called From Drawing Board to Slipway is also underway, with funding from the Archives Revealed grant programme.

From BBC

Last year, Canadian rapper Drake headlined all three days of Wireless festival, with each night focused on a different era of his extensive back catalogue.

From BBC

Non-store retailers - including online and catalogue businesses - also saw a dip in sales volumes, with retailers suggesting shoppers had brought forward spending to take advantage of January sales.

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He believes people often only realise the value of cards after cataloguing them, adding: "My friend who is a big Pokemon collector, his account came out at about £100,000."

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Many have been spectacular, adding to a showreel of long-range strikes to rival Bale's back catalogue.

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Related Words

• archive
• catalog
• directory
• inventory
• prospectus