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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 > |