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- [kat-l-awg, -og]
- /ˈkæt lˌɔg, -ˌɒg/
- /ˈkæt.əl.ɒɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kat-l-awg, -og]
- /ˈkæt lˌɔg, -ˌɒg/
Definitions of cataloguing word
- noun cataloguing a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog. 1
- noun cataloguing something that contains such a list or record, as a book, leaflet, or file. 1
- noun cataloguing a list of the contents of a library or a group of libraries, arranged according to any of various systems. Compare card catalog, on-line catalog, union catalog. 1
- noun cataloguing any list or record: a catalog of complaints. 1
- verb with object cataloguing to enter (items) in a catalog; make a catalog of. 1
- verb without object cataloguing to produce a catalog. 1
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Origin of cataloguing
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 Cataloguing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cataloguing 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.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
cataloguing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cataloguing
noun cataloguing
- designation — A designation is a description, name, or title that is given to someone or something. Designation is the fact of giving that description, name, or title.
- grade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
- analysis — Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
- arrangement — Arrangements are plans and preparations which you make so that something will happen or be possible.
- allocation — An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.
verb cataloguing
- organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- distribute — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- label — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- segregate — to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate: to segregate exceptional children; to segregate hardened criminals.
Antonyms for cataloguing
noun cataloguing
- disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
- keeping — board and lodging; subsistence; support: to work for one's keep.
- retention — the act of retaining.
verb cataloguing
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
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