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dis⋅cog⋅ra⋅phy

  [di-skog-ruh-fee]
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–noun, plural -phies.
1. a selective or complete list of phonograph recordings, typically of one composer, performer, or conductor.
2. the analysis, history, or classification of phonograph recordings.
3. the methods of analyzing or classifying phonograph recordings.
Also, diskography.

Origin:
1930–35; < F discographie. See disc, -o-, -graphy

Related forms:
dis⋅co⋅graph⋅i⋅cal  [dis-kuh-graf-i-kuhl] , dis⋅co⋅graph⋅ic, adjective
dis⋅co⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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dis·cog·ra·phy   (dĭ-skŏg'rə-fē)   
n.   pl. dis·cog·ra·phies

  1. The study and cataloging of phonograph records.

  2. A comprehensive list of the recordings made by a particular performer or of a particular composer's works.

dis·cog'ra·pher n., dis'co·graph'i·cal (dĭs'kə-grāf'ĭ-kəl), dis'co·graph'ic (-grāf'ĭk) adj.
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discography dis·cog·ra·phy (dĭ-skŏg'rə-fē)
n.
Examination of the intervertebral disk space using x-rays after injection of contrast media into the disk.

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