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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary bib·li·og·ra·phy \\ˌbi-blē-ˈä-grə-fē\\ noun ( 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 publications2. 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 house3. 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 \\ˌbi-blē-ə-ˈgra-fik\\ also bib·lio·graph·i·cal \\-fi-kəl\\ adjective• bib·lio·graph·i·cal·ly \\-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb
bibliography
1670s, "the writing of books," from Gk. bibliographia "the writing of books," from biblio- + graphos "(something) drawn or written." Sense of "a list of books that form the literature of a subject" is first attested 1869. Related: Bibliographic; bibliographical.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishbibliography
noun ADJ. brief, select, selective | comprehensive, extensive an extensive bibliography of books and articles VERB + BIBLIOGRAPHY compile, put together | contain, include | publish | consult Consult the bibliography for further reading on the subject. PREP. in a/the ~ You'll find the professor's book in the bibliography. | ~ of The book includes a selective bibliography of works on French art. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 bibliography
bibli·og·raphy / 7bibli5C^rEfi; NAmE -5B:^- / noun(pl. -ies)
1. [C] a list of books or articles about a particular subject or by a particular author; the list of books, etc. that have been used by sb writing an article, etc.
(某一专题或作家的)书目,索引；参考书目
2. [U] the study of the history of books and their production
目录学；文献学；书志学
• bibli·og·raph·er / -5C^rEfE(r); NAmE -5B:^- / noun
• bib·lio·graph·ic·al / 7bibliE5^rAfikl / adj.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged bib·li·og·ra·phy
\ˌbiblēˈägrəfē, -fi\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: probably from French bibliographie, probably from New Latin bibliographia, from biblio- + Latin -graphia -graphy, from Greek
1.
a. : the history, identification, or analytical and systematic description or classification of writings or publications considered as material objects
b. : the investigation or determination of the relationships of varying texts or multiple editions of a single work or a related group of works — called also analytic bibliography, descriptive bibliography
2. : a list or catalog, often with descriptive or critical notes, of writings relating to a particular subject, period, or author
< a bibliography of modern poetry >
< a bibliography of the 17th century >
also : a list of works written by an author or printed by a publishing house
< the bibliography of Walt Whitman >
< a publisher's bibliography >
3. : a list of the source material (as books and articles) used in the preparation of a work or referred to in the text
< a book with a bibliography of over 400 items >
4. : the study of bibliography or bibliographic methods
< an intensive course in bibliography >
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