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bib·li·og·ra·phy [ bìbblee óggrəfee ] (plural bib·li·og·ra·phies)

noun

Definition:

1. book sources: a list of books and articles consulted, appearing at the end of a book or other text

2. books on subject: a list of books and articles on a subject

3. list of publications: a list of the books and articles written by a specific author or issued by a specific publisher

4. book history: the history of books and other publications, and the work of classifying and describing them

[Late 17th century. Directly or via French< modern Latin bibliographia< Greek biblion (see biblio-) + Latin graphia (see -graphy)]

bib·li·og·ra·pher noun

bib·li·o·graph·ic [ bìbblee ə gráffik ] adjective

bib·li·o·graph·i·cal adjective

bib·li·o·graph·i·cal·ly adverb

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