CATALOG


Meaning of CATALOG in English

I. noun

or cat·a·logue ˈka-tə-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg

Etymology: Middle English cathaloge, cateloge, from Middle French catalogue, from Late Latin catalogus, from Greek katalogos, from katalegein to list, enumerate, from kata- + legein to gather, speak — more at legend

Date: 15th century

1. : list , register

2.

a. : a complete enumeration of items arranged systematically with descriptive details

b. : a pamphlet or book that contains such a list

c. : material in such a list

II. verb

or catalogue

( -loged or -logued ; -log·ing or -logu·ing )

Date: 1598

transitive verb

1. : to make a catalog of

2.

a. : to enter in a catalog

b. : to classify (as books or information) descriptively

intransitive verb

1. : to make or work on a catalog

2. : to become listed in a catalog at a specified price

this stamp catalog s at $2

• cat·a·log·er or cat·a·logu·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.