bibliography
Use in a sentence
liˈɒg 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.
3.
a branch of library science dealing with the history,
physical description, comparison, and classification of books and other works.
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World English Dictionary
bibliography (ˌbɪblɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](bibli3_files/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -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 |
| 3. | a list of the works of a particular author or publisher |
| 4. | a. the study of the history, classification, etc, of literary material |
| b. a work on this subject | |
| bibli'ographer | |
| —n | |
| bibliographic | |
| —adj | |
| biblio'graphical | |
| —adj | |
| biblio'graphically | |
| —adv | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bibliography
1670s, "the writing of books," from Gk. bibliographia "the
writing of books," from biblio-
+ graphos "(something) drawn or written." Sense of "a list of books that form
the literature of a subject" is first attested 1869. Related: Bibliographic;
bibliographical.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
bibliography definition
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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Third Edition
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
bibliography
the systematic cataloging, study, and description of written and printed
works, especially books
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Example sentences
Every sentence is extensively footnoted and the
bibliography is almost as long
as the
article.
Following each report is a bibliography of
relevant official and unofficial
reports and
documents.
Most academic work pays him a brief homage, lists
his work in the bibliography,
and otherwise
ignores him.
As all fine pieces of research, this survey too
deserves a brief mention of its
bibliography for
the more enthusiastic readers.
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