bibliography

[ bib-lee-og-ruh-fee ]
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noun,plural bib·li·og·ra·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.

  1. a branch of library science dealing with the history, physical description, comparison, and classification of books and other works.

Origin of bibliography

1
From the Greek word bibliographía, dating back to 1670–80. See biblio-, -graphy

Other words from bibliography

  • bib·li·o·graph·ic [bib-lee-uh-graf-ik], /ˌbɪb li əˈgræf ɪk/, bib·li·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
  • bib·li·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • min·i·bib·li·og·ra·phy, noun, plural min·i·bib·li·og·ra·phies.

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British Dictionary definitions for bibliography

bibliography

/ (ˌbɪblɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) /


nounplural -phies
  1. a list of books or other material on a subject

  2. a list of sources used in the preparation of a book, thesis, etc

  1. a list of the works of a particular author or publisher

    • the study of the history, classification, etc, of literary material

    • a work on this subject

Derived forms of bibliography

  • bibliographer, noun
  • bibliographic (ˌbɪblɪəʊˈɡræfɪk) or bibliographical, adjective
  • bibliographically, adverb

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Cultural definitions for bibliography

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.

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