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Bibliograpgy                                                                                    Origin of the Word
bibliography  1678, "the writing of books," from Gk. bibliographia "the writing of books," from biblion "papyrus roll" (see bible) + graphos "(something) drawn or written." Sense of "a list of books that form the literature of a subject" is first attested 1869.
Name of the Dictionary	Click on the Word(s) for Detail Information	Definition/Description
OSODLIS	bibliography	Coming soon
Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition	bibliography	1. book sources: a list of books and articles consulted, appearing at the end of a book or other text 2. books on subject: a list of books and articles on a subject   3. list of publications: a list of the books and articles written by a specific author or issued by a specific publisher 4. book history: the history of books and other publications, and the work of classifying and describing them
Compact Oxford English Dictionary	bibliography	1 a list of books or documents on a particular subject or by a particular author. 2 the study of books in terms of their classification, printing, and publication. 3 a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work.
Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 10th Edition	bibliography	1 : the history, identification, or description of writings or publications 2 a : a list often with descriptive or critical notes of writings relating to a particular subject, period, or author b : a list of works written by an author or printed by a publishing house 3 : the works or a list of the works referred to in a text or consulted by the author in its production
Cambridge International Dictionary of English	bibliography	a list of the books and articles that have been used by someone when writing a particular book or article:
Wiktionary	Bibliography	A section of a written work containing citations to all the books referenced in the work. A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author. The study of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication
The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus	bibliography	1. a list of writings about a certain subject. 2. a list of the works of one authora descriptive list of source 3. materials used in preparing a written work, often referred to in the body of the text.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language	bibliography	1. A list of the works of a specific author or publisher. 2a. A list of writings relating to a given subject: a bibliography of Latin American history. b. A list of writings used or considered by an author in preparing a particular work. 3a. The description and identification of the editions, dates of issue, authorship, and typography of books or other written material. b. A compilation of such information.
Infoplease Dictionary	bibliography	1. a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer. 2. a list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text. 3. a branch of library science dealing with the history, physical description, comparison, and classification of books and other works.
Dictionary.com	bibliography	1. a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer. 2. a list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text. 3. a branch of library science dealing with the history, physical description, comparison, and classification of books and other works.
Online Etymology Dictionary	bibliography
UltraLingua English Dictionary	bibliography	A list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.). [ETYM: Greek: cf. French bibliographie.]
Cambridge Dictionary of American English	bibliography	a list of the books and articles that have been used by someone when writing a book or article
Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia	Bibliography	For other uses, see Climbing (disambiguation).     Rock climbers on Valkyrie at The Roaches in Staffordshire, England.   A competitor in a rope climbing event, at Lyon's Part-Dieu shopping centre. Climbing is the activity of using one's hands and/or one's feet to ascend a steep object. It is pursued both recreationally, either to get to a destination otherwise inaccessible, or for its own enjoyment, and also professionally, as part of activities such as maintenance of a structure, or military operations.
Online Plain Text English Dictionary	Bibliography	A history or description of books and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times when they were printed, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition	bibliography	A history or description of books and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times when they were printed, etc.
Rhymezone	bibliography	a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)
AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary	Bibliography	1. A list of books by one author or on one subject. 2. A list of the books used as sources during the writing of a book or other written work, usually printed at the end of it. 3a. The study, description or knowledge of books, in terms of their subjects, authors, editions, history, format, etc; 3b. A book or other work on this subject.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary	bibliography	A history or description of books; the perusal of books, and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times when they were printed, and other information tending to illustrate the history of literature.
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition	bibliography	The listing of books is of ancient origin. Lists of clay tablets have been found at Nineveh and elsewhere; the library at Alexandria had subject lists of its books. Modern bibliography began with the invention of printing and at first consisted of “trade” bibliographies, i.e., lists of the publications of important publishing houses, comparable to those in the present-day Publisher’s Trade List Annual, British Books in Print, and Books in Print. There have been efforts at universal bibilography: in 1545 at Zürich, Konrad von Gesner published his Bibliotheca universalis; in 1895 the International Institute of Bibliography was established at Brussels. There are national bibliographies, such as the Library of Congress Catalog and the British Museum Catalogue; subject bibliographies, such as Sabin’s Dictionary of Books Relating to America; and lists of the works of individual authors.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy	bibliography	A list of the written sources of information on a subject. Bibliographies generally appear as a list at the end of a book or article. They may show what works the author used in writing the article or book, or they may list works that a reader might find useful.
Hutchinson's Dictionary of Difficult Words	bibliography	list of books on one subject or by one author; list of books referred to in a text or used in its preparation; scientific study of books and writings; historical work on books
Encarta® Online Encyclopedia, North American Edition	Bibliography	originally, the writing or copying of books; since the mid-18th century, the word has come to mean a list of books or other forms of written material, or the technique of compiling such a list. Certain kinds of information are supplied in a bibliography: authors, titles, editions, and dates and places of publication; style of type, book size, and other physical characteristics may also be included. Frequently, bibliographies are annotated, that is, brief notes indicating the subject treated or commenting on the usefulness of a book are appended. Bibliographies, essential to scholars and those involved professionally with books—collectors, librarians, and dealers—can be useful sources of information for all serious readers.
Hutchinson Dictionaries	bibliography	list of books on one subject or by one author; list of books referred to in a text or used in its preparation; scientific study of books and writings; historical work on books
WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper	bibliography	(a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.))
LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus	bibliography	a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.). More...
ODLIS-Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science ]	bibliography	Strictly speaking, a systematic list or enumeration of written works by a specific author or on a given subject, or that share one or more common characteristics (language, form, period, place of publication, etc.). When a bibliography is about a person, the subject is the bibliographee. A bibliography may be comprehensive or selective. Long bibliographies may be published serially or in book form. The person responsible for compiling a bibliography is the bibliographer. The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of the American Library Association has developed Guidelines for the Preparation of a Bibliography. Bibliographies are indexed by subject in Bibliographic Index: A Cumulative Bibliography of Bibliographies, published by H.W. Wilson. Abbreviated bibl. Compare with catalog. See also: Bibliographical Society of America, cartobibliography, discography, and filmography. In the context of scholarly publication, a list of references to sources cited in the text of an article or book, or suggested by the author for further reading, usually appearing at the end of the work. Style manuals describing citation format for the various disciplines (APA, MLA, etc.) are available in the reference section of most academic libraries and online via the World Wide Web. Also refers to the art and practice of describing books, with particular reference to their authorship, publication, physical form, and literary content. See also: analytical bibliography, annotated bibliography, biobibliography, current bibliography, degressive bibliography, national bibliography, period bibliography, retrospective bibliography, and selective bibliography.
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