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liˈɒgnoun, plural -phies.
1.
a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
2.
a list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text.
3.
a branch of library science dealing with the history, physical description, comparison, and classification of books and other works.
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| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
Example Sentences
- As all fine pieces of research, this survey too deserves a brief mention of its bibliography for the more enthusiastic readers.
- Chapter two, on electronic media, reads like an annotated bibliography.
- His report cites 12 sources in its bibliography, all online press reports on open-source software.
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Word Origin & History
bibliography
1670s, "the writing of books," from Gk. bibliographia "the writing of books," from biblio- + graphos "(something) drawn or written." Sense of "a list of books that form the literature of a subject" is first attested 1869. Related: Bibliographic; bibliographical.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
bibliography definition
A list of the written sources of information on a subject. Bibliographies generally appear as a list at the end of a book or article. They may show what works the author used in writing the article or book, or they may list works that a reader might find useful.
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bibliography
the systematic cataloging, study, and description of written and printed works, especially books
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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