Definition of CATALOGUE

catalogue

Meanings

Plural: catalogues

Noun

  • a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically
  • a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
  • A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
  • A complete (usually alphabetical or chronological) list of items.
  • A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
  • A list of all the publications in a library; a library catalogue.
  • A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
  • A retailer's magazine detailing the products they sell, allowing the reader to order them for delivery.
  • A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc.
  • A directory listing.
  • A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.
  • A series of unwelcome or unpleasant things, often similar.

Verb

  • make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
  • make a catalogue, compile a catalogue
  • To put into a catalogue.
  • To make a catalogue of.
  • To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue.
  • to value or sort stamps using a catalogue

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cathaloge, from Old French catalogue, from Late Latin catalogus, itself from Ancient Greek κατάλογος (katálogos, “enrollment, register”), from καταλέγω (katalégō, “to recount, make a list”), from κατα- (kata-, “downwards, towards”) + λέγω (légō, “to say, to speak, to tell”).

Synonyms

catalog, enlist, list, put down, tick off

Scrabble Score: 12

catalogue is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
catalogue is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
catalogue is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

catalogue is a valid Words With Friends word