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bib·li·og·ra·phy

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–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

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bib·li·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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bib·li·og·ra·phy Audio Help (bĭb'lē-ŏg'rə-fē) Pronunciation Key
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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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.

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bibliography
noun
a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)

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bibliography [bibliˈogrəfi] noun — plural bibliˈographies

a list of books

Arabic:	قائِمَةٌ بالمَراجِع
Chinese (Simplified):	书目
Chinese (Traditional):	書目
Czech:	bibliografie
Danish:	litteraturliste; bibliografi
Dutch:	bibliografie
Estonian:	bibliograafia
Finnish:	kirjaluettelo
French:	bibliographie
German:	die Bibliographie
Greek:	βιβλιογραφία
Hungarian:	bibliográfia
Icelandic:	ritaskrá
Indonesian:	daftar buku, bibliografi
Italian:	bibliografia

Japanese:	文献目録
Latvian:	bibliogrāfija
Lithuanian:	bibliografija
Norwegian:	bibliografi, litteraturliste
Polish:	bibliografia
Portuguese (Brazil):	bibliografia
Portuguese (Portugal):	bibliografia
Romanian:	bibliografie
Russian:	библиография
Slovak:	bibliografia
Slovenian:	bibliografija
Spanish:	bibliografía
Swedish:	bibliografi
Turkish:	kaynakça

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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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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.

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