I. noun
or cat·a·logue ˈkad. ə lˌȯg, -at ə l-, -äg
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English cateloge, from Middle French catalogue, from Late Latin catalogus, from Greek katalogos list, from katalegein to list, enumerate, from kata- cata- + legein to gather, speak — more at legend
1.
a. : a detailed enumeration : list , register
the narrative is broken by a catalog of kings
it does not pretend to be a catalog of past achievements — Mortimer Graves
b. : a group of similar or related things often standing or succeeding in order : series
began to recapitulate items in the catalog of his escapades — H.G.Wells
gave little support to the long-believed catalog of disorderly and brutal private crimes — F.L.Paxson
2.
a. : a complete enumeration of items (as of books for sale or courses of instruction in a college) arranged systematically in a pamphlet or a book often alphabetically and with descriptive details (as of price or content) accompanying each item — see card catalog
b. : a pamphlet or book that contains such a list often with other related matter
a mail-order catalog
a catalog of secondhand books
a college catalog
a museum catalog
c. : the material in such a list (as the works of a composer or author)
his catalog of more than 300 numbers in active use today includes overtures, operatic selections, solos — Baton
3. : the price quoted for a particular article in a stamp or coin catalog
that stamp sold under catalog
this coin has a high catalog
II. verb
or catalogue “
( cataloged or catalogued ; cataloged or catalogued ; catalog·ing or catalogu·ing ; catalogs or catalogues )
transitive verb
1. : to make a catalog of
catalog a collection of books
catalog items for sale at auction
2. : to enter the name of or appropriate information about in a catalog ; especially : to describe the physical format of and classify (books or other library material)
intransitive verb
1. : to make or work on a catalog
2. : to become listed in a stamp or coin catalog at a specified price
this stamp catalogs at two dollars