catalogue

//ˈkæt.əl.ɒɡ//
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Visual representation of catalogue

Noun

catalogueSingular
cataloguesPlural
1

A complete list of items, typically arranged systematically with details of each.

The library has a catalogue of all its books.

2

A publication containing details and often photographs of items for sale, especially one produced by a mail-order company.

I ordered a new sofa from the furniture catalogue.

3

A list of all the books or resources available in a library.

I searched the library catalogue to find books on Japanese history.

Verb

catalogueInfinitive
cataloguePresent tense
cataloguedPast tense
cataloguedPast participle
cataloguingPresent participle
cataloguesThird-person singular
1

To make a systematic list of items; to classify or record in a catalogue.

The librarian catalogued all the new books.

2

To list or describe in detail.

The report catalogues all the problems found during the inspection.