Lexic.us

Definition of Catalog

1. Noun. A book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things. "He found it in the Sears catalog"

2. Verb. Make a catalogue, compile a catalogue. "She spends her weekends cataloguing"

3. Noun. A complete list of things; usually arranged systematically. "It does not pretend to be a catalog of his achievements"

4. Verb. Make an itemized list or catalog of; classify. "He is cataloguing his photographic negatives"

Definition of Catalog

1. n. & v. Catalogue.

Definition of Catalog

1. Noun. (US Canada) (alternative spelling of catalogue) ¹

2. Verb. (alternative spelling of catalogue) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Catalog

1. to classify information descriptively [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Catalog

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Literary usage of Catalog

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association, Richard Rogers Bowker, Charles Ammi Cutter (1908)
"The linotype slug catalog of fiction will in- -clude about 2000 titles with ... It is not the purpose at present to print a complete fiction catalog for the ..."

2. Decimal Classification and Relativ Index for Libraries, Clippings, Notes, Etc by Melvil Dewey (1919)
"As class numbers are put in place of page numbers, this index serves for any catalog, list or library arranged on this plan. Dictionary catalog. ..."

3. Emerging Electronic Methods for Making Retail Payments by Judith S. Ruud, Philip Webre (1996)
"The technology for viewing a catalog of products on the Internet is, from a consumer's point of view, more cumbersome to use and less developed than a paper ..."

4. Access EPA: Public Information Tools (1994)
"Purpose: This catalog provides centralized means for disseminating EPA data ... The catalog is an essential communication tool to promote compliance with ..."

5. Guide to the Study and Use of Reference Books by Alice Bertha ( Kroeger, Isadore Gilbert Mudge, American Library Association (1908)
"Л classified subject catalog according to the Decimal classification. The titles are in most cases annotated and these annotations make the catalog of ..."

6. Guide to the Use of Libraries: A Manual for College and University Students by Margaret Hutchins, Alice Sarah Johnson, Margaret Stuart Williams (1922)
"The catalog has a relation to the library which is analogous to that which an index has to a book. As he uses the index in a book to find reference to the ..."

7. Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Library Association by American Library Association. Conference, American Library Association (1911)
"The Columbia practice is more ambitious, as that library includes in its department catalog analytics (mainly articles in periodicals) which are not ..."

8. Subject Headings for Use in Dictionary Catalogs of Juvenile Books by Margaret Mann, American Library Association (1916)
"THE catalog OF JUVENILE BOOKS IN MAKING a catalog of juvenile books it is necessary to put into it a combination of the technique of cataloging and a ..."

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