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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

Related forms:

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

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bib·li·og·ra·phy (bĭb'lē-ŏg'rə-fē)

n. pl. bib·li·og·ra·phies

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.

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