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catalogue

ca·ta·lo·gue

UK/ˈkæt.əˌlɒɡ/ US/ˈkæt.əˌlɔɡ/ fairly common us
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically

  • “it does not pretend to be a catalogue of his achievements”
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2.

a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things

  • “he found it in the Sears catalog”
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verb

1.

make a catalog of

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2.

make a catalogue, compile a catalogue of something

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Origin

From Middle English cathaloge, from Old French catalogue, from Late Latin catalogus, itself from Ancient Greek κατάλογος (katálogos, “enrollment, register”), from καταλέγω (katalégō, “to recount, make a list”), from κατα- (kata-, “downwards, towards”) + λέγω (légō, “to say, to speak, to tell”). Equivalent to cata- + -logue.

Phrases

  • back catalogue
  • card catalogue
  • catalogue raisonné
  • library catalogue
  • union catalogue

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