catalogue raisonné

[kat-l-awg rez-uh-ney, -og; Fr. ka-ta-lawg re-zaw-ney]

ca·ta·logue rai·son·né

[kat-l-awg rez-uh-ney, -og; Fr. ka-ta-lawg re-zaw-ney]
noun, plural ca·ta·logues rai·son·nés [kat-l-awgz rez-uh-ney, -ogz; Fr. ka-ta-lawg re-zaw-ney] .
a catalog, as of paintings or books, with notes or commentary on the items listed; a classified, descriptive catalog.

Origin:
1775–85; < French: literally, reasoned catalog
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Catalogue raisonné has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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catalogue raisonné (katalɔɡ rɛzɔne)
 
n
a descriptive catalogue, esp one covering works of art in an exhibition or collection

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