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bib⋅li⋅og⋅ra⋅phy

[bib-lee-og-ruh-fee]
–noun, 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.

Origin:
1670–80; < Gk bibliographía. See biblio-, -graphy


bib⋅li⋅o⋅graph⋅ic [bib-lee-uh-graf-ik] , bib⋅li⋅o⋅graph⋅i⋅cal, adjective
bib⋅li⋅o⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
bib·li·og·ra·phy   (bĭb'lē-ŏg'rə-fē)   
n.   pl. bib·li·og·ra·phies
  1. A list of the works of a specific author or publisher.
    1. A list of writings relating to a given subject: a bibliography of Latin American history.
    2. A list of writings used or considered by an author in preparing a particular work.
    3. The description and identification of the editions, dates of issue, authorship, and typography of books or other written material.
    4. A compilation of such information.
    1. The description and identification of the editions, dates of issue, authorship, and typography of books or other written material.
    2. A compilation of such information.
bib'li·o·graph'i·cal (-ə-grāf'ĭ-kəl), bib'li·o·graph'ic (-ĭk) adj., bib'li·o·graph'i·cal·ly adv.

Bibliography

Bib`li*og"ra*phy\n.; pl. Bibliographies. [Gr. ?: cf. F. bibliographie.] A history or description of books and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times when they were printed, etc.
Language Translation for : Bibliography
Spanish: bibliografía,
German: die Bibliographie,
Japanese: 文献目録

bibliography

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.


bibliography 
1678, "the writing of books," from Gk. bibliographia "the writing of books," from biblion "papyrus roll" (see bible) + graphos "(something) drawn or written." Sense of "a list of books that form the literature of a subject" is first attested 1869.

bibliography

the systematic cataloging, study, and description of written and printed works, especially books

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