Pronunciation: ˌ bi-bl ē - ' ä-gr ə -f ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -phies
Etymology: probably from New Latin bibliographia, from Greek, the copying of books, from bibli- + -graphia -graphy
Date: 1802
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
– bib · lio · graph · ic \ ˌ bi-bl ē - ə - ' gra-fik \ also bib · lio · graph · i · cal \ -fi-k ə l \ adjective
– bib · lio · graph · i · cal · ly \ -k( ə -)l ē \ adverb