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catalogue
- /ˈkæt.əˌlɒɡ/ UK
- /ˈkæt.əˌlɔɡ/ US
- /ˈkæt.əˌlɑɡ/ cot caught merger
Where it comes from
From Middle English cathaloge, from Old French catalogue, from Late Latin catalogus, itself from Ancient Greek κατάλογος (katálogos, “enrollment, register”), from καταλέγω (katalégō, “to recount, make a list”), from κατα- (kata-, “downwards, towards”) + λέγω (légō, “to say, to speak, to tell”). Equivalent to cata- + -logue.
noun catalogues · catalog
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A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
[T]he charge of my moſt curious, and coſtly ingredients fraide, amounting to ſome ſeaventeene thouſand crovvnes, a trifle in reſpect of health, vvriting your noble name in my Catalogue, I ſhall acknovvledge my ſelfe amply ſatisfi'd.
Similar: list
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A complete (usually alphabetical or chronological) list of items.
Similar: list
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A list of all the publications in a library; a library catalogue.
Similar: list
- A retailer's magazine detailing the products they sell, allowing the reader to order them for delivery.
- A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc.
- A directory listing. The program generates a catalogue of the files on the cartridge selected by the user, reads the catalogue into memory and erases the cartridge copy, so that an up-to-date copy is always generated.
- A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.
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A series of unwelcome or unpleasant things, often similar.
The accident followed a catalogue of errors.
Similar: litany
verb catalogues · cataloguing · catalogued · catalog
- To put into a catalogue.
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To make a catalogue of.
The consequences were catalogued by the Royal Commission for Environmental Pollution in 1994, which recommended several measures to constrain the emission of greenhouse gases.
Similar: list
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To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue.
Similar: put down
- to value or sort stamps using a catalogue
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: catalog, cataloguing, publication, opac, library, brochure, index, print, book, listing, indexing, label, register, enumeration, referencing, compendium
Translations
Every language
noun a systematic list of names, books, pictures etc.
| Español | catálogo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 목록 mongnok, 카탈로그 katallogeu |
| 日本語 | カタログ katarogu, 目録 mokuroku |
| 中文 | 目錄 /目录 mùlù |
| हिन्दी | सूची sūcī, तालिका tālikā, सूचीपत्र sūcīpatra, अनुसूची anusūcī |
| Kiswahili | katalogi |
| Português | catálogo |
| Français | catalogue |
| Deutsch | Katalog, Liste |
| Italiano | catalogo |
| Ελληνικά | κατάλογος katálogos |
| Română | catalog |
| Русский | катало́г katalóg, спи́сок spísok, пе́речень pérečenʹ |
| العربية | فِهْرِس fihris, قَائِمَة qāʔima, كَتَالُوج katalōg |
| עברית | קָטָלוֹג katalóg |
noun a complete list of items
| Español | catálogo, registro |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सूची sūcī, तालिका tālikā, अनुसूची anusūcī |
| Kiswahili | katalogi |
| Português | catálogo |
| Français | catalogue, inventaire |
| Deutsch | Katalog, Liste, Verzeichnis |
| Italiano | catalogo, cataloghi |
| Ελληνικά | κατάλογος katálogos |
| Русский | катало́г katalóg, спи́сок spísok, пе́речень pérečenʹ |
| العربية | كَتَالُوج katalōg, فِهْرِس fihris, فِهْرِسْت fihrist |
noun a list of all the publications in a library
| हिन्दी | सूची sūcī, तालिका tālikā |
|---|---|
| Português | catálogo |
| Deutsch | Verzeichnis, Liste |
| Italiano | catalogo |
| Ελληνικά | κατάλογος katálogos |
| Русский | катало́г katalóg |
noun book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution
| Español | calendario universitario |
|---|---|
| Português | programa |
| Deutsch | Katalog, Programm |
| Русский | програ́мма prográmma, уче́бный план učébnyj plan |
noun (computing) a directory listing
| Français | catalogue |
|---|
verb to put into a catalogue
| Español | catalogar |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सूचीबद्ध sūcībaddh |
| Português | catalogar |
| Français | cataloguer |
| Deutsch | katalogisieren |
| Italiano | catalogare, mettere in catalogo |
verb to make a catalogue of
| Español | catalogar |
|---|---|
| Português | catalogar |
| Français | inventorier |
| Deutsch | katalogisieren |
| Italiano | catalogare |
verb to add to an existing catalogue
| Español | catalogar |
|---|---|
| Português | catalogar |
| Français | cataloguer |
| Deutsch | katalogisieren |
| Italiano | mettere in catalogo |
Talk about this word "catalogue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/catalogue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. catalogue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/catalogue "catalogue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/catalogue.Cite this
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title = {catalogue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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