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bibliography

Pronunciation: /ˌbɪblɪˈɒgrəfi/
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Definition of bibliography

noun (plural bibliographies)

  • a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work, typically printed as an appendix.
  • a list of the books of a specific author or publisher, or on a specific subject: a bibliography of his publications
  • [mass noun] the history or systematic description of books, their authorship, printing, publication, editions, etc..

Derivatives

bibliographer

noun

bibliographic

Pronunciation: /-əˈgrafɪk/
adjective

bibliographical

Pronunciation: /-əˈgrafɪk(ə)l/
adjective

bibliographically

Pronunciation: /-əˈgrafɪk(ə)li/
adverb

Origin:

early 19th century: from French bibliographie or modern Latin bibliographia, from Greek biblion 'book' + -graphia 'writing'

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Definition of bibliography in the US English dictionary

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