bibliography
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Etymology[edit]
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”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /bɪbliɔːɡrəfi/
Noun[edit]
bibliography (plural bibliographies)
- A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referenced in the work.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page viii
- The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page viii
- A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
- The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
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Translations[edit]
section of a written work containing citations to all the books referenced in the work
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list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author
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study of the history of books
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External links[edit]
- bibliography in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- bibliography in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- bibliography at OneLook Dictionary Search
