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bibliography
- /bɪbliˈɒɡɹəfi/
Rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek βιβλιογραφία (bibliographía, “the act or habit of writing books”), from βιβλιογράφος (bibliográphos, “a writer of books”), from βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).
noun bibliographies
- A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work. The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.
- A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
- The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: annotated, cataloguing, literature, glossary, reference, books, contents, abbate, list, anonymous, bibliographie, caveats, consulted, readings, references, suggested
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noun section of a written work
| Español | bibliografía |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 参考文献 sankōbunken, 文献目録 bunkenmokuroku |
| 中文 | 文獻目錄 /文献目录 wénxiàn mùlù |
| Português | bibliografia |
| Français | bibliographie |
| Deutsch | Bibliographie |
| Italiano | bibliografia |
| Ελληνικά | βιβλιογραφία vivliografía |
| Русский | библиогра́фия bibliográfija |
| Tiếng Việt | thư mục |
noun list of books or documents
| Español | bibliografía |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 書誌 shoshi |
| 中文 | 文獻目錄 /文献目录 wénxiàn mùlù |
| Português | bibliografia |
| Français | bibliographie |
| Ελληνικά | βιβλιογραφία vivliografía |
| Русский | библиогра́фия bibliográfija |
| Tiếng Việt | thư mục |
noun study of the history of books
| Español | bibliografía |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 書誌学 shoshigaku, 目録学 mokurokugaku |
| 中文 | 目錄學 /目录学 mùlùxué |
| Português | bibliografia |
| Français | bibliographie |
| Ελληνικά | βιβλιολογία vivliología |
| Русский | библиогра́фия bibliográfija |
| Tiếng Việt | thư mục học, thư tịch học |
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@misc{bibliography_2026,
title = {bibliography},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bibliography},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
