catalogue
Use Catalogue in a sentencecat·a·log
[kat-l-awg, -og] noun, verb, cat·a·loged or cat·a·logued, cat·a·log·ing or cat·a·logu·ing, adjective 
lˌɔg, -ˌɒg noun
1.
a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
2.
something that contains such a list or record, as a book, leaflet, or file.
3.
a list of the contents of a library or a group of libraries, arranged according to any of various systems. Compare card catalog, on-line catalog, union catalog.
4.
any list or record: a catalog of complaints.
verb (used with object)
5.
to enter (items) in a catalog; make a catalog of.
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verb (used without object)
6.
to produce a catalog.
7.
to have a specified price as listed in a catalog: This model catalogs for $49.95.
8.
to offer merchandise in a mail-order catalog.
adjective
9.
of, pertaining to, or carrying on business through a mail-order catalog: catalog sales.
Also, cat·a·logue.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English cataloge < Late Latin catalogus < Greek katálogos a register (akin to katalégein to count up), equivalent to kata- cata- + -logos reckoning
1425–75; late Middle English cataloge < Late Latin catalogus < Greek katálogos a register (akin to katalégein to count up), equivalent to kata- cata- + -logos reckoning
Related forms
cat·a·log·er, cat·a·logu·er, cat·a·log·ist, cat·a·logu·ist, noun
mis·cat·a·log, mis·cat·a·logue, verb (used with object), mis·cat·a·loged or mis·cat·a·logued, mis·cat·a·log·ing or mis·cat·a·logu·ing.
non·cat·a·log, non·cat·a·logue, adjective
re·cat·a·log, verb (used with object), re·cat·a·loged or re·cat·a·ogued, re·cat·a·log·ing or re·cat·a·logu·ing.
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catalogue or catalog (ˈkætəˌlɒɡ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a complete, usually alphabetical list of items, often with notes giving details |
| 2. | a book, usually illustrated, containing details of items for sale, esp as used by mail-order companies |
| 3. | a list of all the books or resources of a library |
| 4. | (US), (Canadian) a publication issued by a university, college, etc, listing courses offered, regulations, services, etc |
| 5. | (NZ) a list of wool lots prepared for auction |
| —vb , -logues, -loguing, -logued, -logs, -loging, -loged | |
| 6. | to compile a catalogue of (a library) |
| 7. | to add (books, items, etc) to an existing catalogue |
| [C15: from Late Latin catalogus, from Greek katalogos, from katalegein to list, from kata- completely + legein to collect] | |
| catalog or catalog | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C15: from Late Latin catalogus, from Greek katalogos, from katalegein to list, from kata- completely + legein to collect] | |
| 'cataloguer or catalog | |
| —n | |
| 'cataloguist or catalog | |
| —n | |
| catalogue or catalog (ˈkætəˌlɒɡ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a complete, usually alphabetical list of items, often with notes giving details |
| 2. | a book, usually illustrated, containing details of items for sale, esp as used by mail-order companies |
| 3. | a list of all the books or resources of a library |
| 4. | (US), (Canadian) a publication issued by a university, college, etc, listing courses offered, regulations, services, etc |
| 5. | (NZ) a list of wool lots prepared for auction |
| —vb , -logues, -loguing, -logued, -logs, -loging, -loged | |
| 6. | to compile a catalogue of (a library) |
| 7. | to add (books, items, etc) to an existing catalogue |
| [C15: from Late Latin catalogus, from Greek katalogos, from katalegein to list, from kata- completely + legein to collect] | |
| catalog or catalog | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C15: from Late Latin catalogus, from Greek katalogos, from katalegein to list, from kata- completely + legein to collect] | |
| 'cataloguer or catalog | |
| —n | |
| 'cataloguist or catalog | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
In our time, you couldn't go to a catalogue and buy what you needed.
The first step is making sure there are no duplicates in the catalogue.
That's despite the project's globe-spanning efforts to catalogue every ocean species-even the tiniest.
The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue conceived in close collaboration with the artist.
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