Definition/Meaning of catalogue

• English - Noun: catalogue ( plural catalogues ) A systematic list of names , books , pictures etc . A complete (usually alphabetical) list of items . A list of all the publications in a library . ( US ) A university calendar . ( computing , dated ) A directory listing . 1983 , Helpline (in Sinclair User issue 21) The program generates a catalogue of the files on the cartridge selected by the user , reads the…
• English - Verb: catalogue ( third-person singular simple present catalogues , present participle cataloguing , simple past and past participle catalogued ) To put into a catalogue . To make a catalogue of . To add items (e. g . books) to an existing catalogue . Translations
• English - Alternative forms: catalog ( US , often , Canada )
• English - Etymology: From Old French catalogue , from Late Latin catalogus , itself from Ancient Greek κατάλογος ( katálogos , “ an enrollment , a register , a list , catalogue ” ), from καταλέγω ( katalégō , “ to recount , to tell at length or in order , to make a list ” ), from κατά ( katá , “ downwards , towards ” ) + λέγω ( légō , “ to gather , to pick up , to choose for oneself , to pick out , to count ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈkæt.ə.lɒɡ/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /ˈkætəlɔɡ/ ( US , cot – caught merger , Canada ) IPA (key) : /ˈkætəlɑɡ/