bibliography

English Online Dictionary. What means bibliography‎? What does bibliography mean?

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βιβλιογραφία (bibliographía, “the act or habit of writing books”), from βιβλιογράφος (bibliográphos, “a writer of books”), from βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪbliɒɡɹəfi/
• Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

bibliography (plural bibliographies)

1. A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
2. A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
3. The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.

Derived terms

Related terms

• bibliology
• reference list

Translations

Further reading

• “bibliography”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “bibliography”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “bibliography”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.