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- [kat-l-awg, -og]
- /ˈkæt lˌɔg, -ˌɒg/
- /ˈkæt.əl.ɒɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kat-l-awg, -og]
- /ˈkæt lˌɔg, -ˌɒg/
Definitions of catalogue word
- countable noun catalogue A catalogue is a list of things such as the goods you can buy from a particular company, the objects in a museum, or the books in a library. 3
- verb catalogue To catalogue things means to make a list of them. 3
- countable noun catalogue A catalogue of similar things, especially bad things, is a number of them considered or discussed one after another. 3
- verb catalogue If you catalogue a series of similar events or qualities, especially bad ones, you list them. 3
- noun catalogue a complete, usually alphabetical list of items, often with notes giving details 3
- noun catalogue a book, usually illustrated, containing details of items for sale, esp as used by mail-order companies 3
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Origin of catalogue
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English cataloge < Late Latin catalogus < Greek katálogos a register (akin to katalégein to count up), equivalent to kata- cata- + -logos reckoning
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Parts of speech for Catalogue
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
catalogue popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
catalogue usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for catalogue
noun catalogue
- directory — a book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in a city, district, organization, etc., or of a particular category of people.
- catalog — A catalog is a list of things such as the goods you can buy from a particular company, the objects in a museum, or the books in a library.
- archive — The archive or archives are a collection of documents and records that contain historical information. You can also use archives to refer to the place where archives are stored.
- prospectus — a document describing the major features of a proposed literary work, project, business venture, etc., in enough detail so that prospective investors, participants, or buyers may evaluate it: Don't buy the new stock offering until you read the prospectus carefully.
- inventory — a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
verb catalogue
- categorise — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- itemise — to state by items; give the particulars of; list the individual units or parts of: to itemize an account.
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