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| cat·a·log [ kátt'l òg ] or cat·a·logue [ kátt'l òg ] |
noun (plural cat·a·logs) (plural cat·a·logues) |
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1. commerce list of goods for sale: a list of priced and illustrated items for sale, presented in book form or in other formats including CD-ROM or video
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2. exhibition guide: a booklet that lists and often illustrates the objects on show at an exhibition
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3. libraries list of books: a list of the holdings in a library, usually arranged according to subject, title, or author
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4. series of things: a list of things or events that relate to an issue or person, especially those that are unpleasant or undesirable
 a catalog of disasters
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5. A-Z card file: an alphabetical card file
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6. U.S. course list: a list of courses offered at an academic institution. Canadian term prospectus
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verb (past and past participle cat·a·loged, present participle cat·a·log·ing, 3rd person present singular cat·a·logs) (past and past participle cat·a·logued, present participle cat·a·logu·ing, 3rd person present singular cat·a·logues) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make catalog of items: to classify and list items to form a catalog
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2. transitive verb put something in catalog: to enter something in a catalog
 I have cataloged all the new additions to the collection.
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3. intransitive verb be listed: to be listed in a catalog, especially with a specific price or value
 a diamond ring that catalogs at a vastly inflated price
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4. transitive verb list series of things or events: to list or describe a series of related events, items, or qualities
 a history of the twentieth century that catalogs many examples of human ingenuity
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| [15th century. Via French< Greek katalogos "list" < katalegein "pick out" < legein "choose"] |
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 cat·a·log·er noun |
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