CATALOGUE

Meanings

• Noun

  A collection of information arranged systematically.

  - "The catalog contains all the latest books."
  - "She spent hours browsing through the catalog before making her purchases."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈkætəlɔɡ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

put down , list

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with CATALOGUE
valogue , dialogue , logogue , epilogue

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Variants

List of all variants of catalogue that leads to same result
catalog , catalogs , catalogue , catalogues , cataloged , cataloger , catalogers , cataloging , catalogued , cataloguer , cataloguers , cataloguing , catalogue raisonne , catalogues raisonnes

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'a list of merchandise for sale', from the Greek word 'katagoge' meaning 'a recording or listing'.

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Trivia

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1. The Oxford English Dictionary contains over 470,000 entries, making it the largest English language dictionary in print.

2. The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis', which means 'a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles'.

3. The term 'catalog' comes from the Greek word 'katagoge', meaning 'a recording or listing'.

4. The first printed catalog was produced in 1622 by the Dutch publisher Elzevir, containing a list of classical texts.

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Related Concepts

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1. Database: A catalog is a type of database used to organize and store information.

2. Inventory: A catalog is a detailed list of items, often used in business to manage stock levels.

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Culture

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In literature, catalogues have been used to describe extensive collections or inventories, such as the catalogues of ships in Homer's 'Iliad' and 'Odyssey'. In art, catalogues are often used as a medium in themselves, documenting and preserving the details of an artist's work.

How to Memorize "catalogue"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a bookshelf filled with catalogues.
   - Imagine a long list of items, each one described in detail.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of a list or collection.
   - Think of a shopping mall's directory as a catalog.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence: 'Cats Are Lovely, Organized, Graceful, Useful'. Replace the first letter of each word with the first letter of the word 'catalogue' to remember its spelling.

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