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catalogue
CIDE DICTIONARY
catalogue, n. [F., fr. catalogus, fr. Gr. a counting up, list, fr. to count up; kata` down, completely + to say.].
A list or enumeration of names, or articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order; as, a catalogue of the students of a college, or of books, or of the stars. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- List; roll; index; schedule; enumeration; inventory. See List.
catalogue, v. t.
To make a list or catalogue; to insert in a catalogue. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
catalogue, n. & v. (US catalog)
--n.
1 a complete list of items (e.g. articles for sale, books held by a library), usu. in alphabetical or other systematic order and often with a description of each.
2 an extensive list (a catalogue of crimes).
3 US a university course-list etc.
--v.tr. (catalogues, catalogued, cataloguing; US catalogs, cataloged, cataloging)
1 make a catalogue of.
2 enter in a catalogue.
--n.
1 a complete list of items (e.g. articles for sale, books held by a library), usu. in alphabetical or other systematic order and often with a description of each.
2 an extensive list (a catalogue of crimes).
3 US a university course-list etc.
--v.tr. (catalogues, catalogued, cataloguing; US catalogs, cataloged, cataloging)
1 make a catalogue of.
2 enter in a catalogue.
Derivative
cataloguer n. (US cataloger).
Etymology
F f. LL catalogus f. Gk. katalogos f. katalego enrol (as CATA-, lego choose)
ROGET THESAURUS
catalogue
Arrangement
VB reduce to order, bring into order, introduce order into, rally, arrange, dispose, place, form, put in order, set in order, place in order, set out, collocate, pack, marshal, range, size, rank, group, parcel out, allot, distribute, deal, cast the parts, assign the parts, dispose of, assign places to, assort, sort, sift, riddle, put to rights, set to rights, put into shape, put in trim, put in array, apportion, class, classify, divide, file, string together, thread, register, catalogue, tabulate, index, graduate, digest, grade, methodize, regulate, systematize, coordinate, organize, settle, fix, unravel, disentangle, ravel, card, disembroil, feaze.List
N list, catalog, catalogue, inventory, register, account, bill, bill of costs, terrier, tally, listing, itemization, atlas, book, ledger, catalogue raisonne, tableau, invoice, bill of lading, prospectus, bill of fare, menu, carte, score, census, statistics, returns, contents, table of contents, outline, synopsis, checklist, table, chart, database, index, inverted file, word list, concordance, dictionary, lexicon, vocabulary, glossary, thesaurus, file, card index, card file, rolodex, address book, Red book, Blue book, Domesday book, cadastre, directory, gazetter, almanac, army list, clergy list, civil service list, navy list, Almanach de Gotha, cadaster, Lloyd's register, nautical almanac, who's who, Guiness's Book of World Records, roll, check roll, checker roll, bead roll, muster roll, muster book, roster, panel, jury list, cartulary, diptych, cadastral.For further exploring for "catalogue" in Webster Dictionary Online