Bibliography Definition
bĭblē-ŏgrə-fē
bibliographies
noun
A list of the works of a specific author or publisher.
American Heritage
The study of the editions, dates, authorship, etc. of books and other writings.
Webster's New World
A list of writings relating to a given subject.
A bibliography of Latin American history.
American Heritage
A book containing such information.
Webster's New World
A list of writings used or considered by an author in preparing a particular work.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- handlist
- bookselling
- bookmaking
- bookcraft
- bibliopolism
- bibliology
- bibliogenesis
- list of publications
- book list
- list of sources
- annotated-bibliography
- index
- catalogue
- literature
- compilation
Other Word Forms of Bibliography
Noun
Singular:
bibliographyPlural:
bibliographiesOrigin of Bibliography
From Ancient Greek βιβλιογραφία (bibliographia, “the act or habit of writing books”), from βιβλιογράφος (bibliographos, “a writer of books”), from βιβλίον (biblion, “small book”) + γράφω (graphō, “I write”).
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