- 1a complete list of items, for example of things that people can look at or buy a mail-order catalog (= a book showing goods for sale to be sent to people's homes) to consult the library catalog An illustrated catalog accompanies the exhibition. an online catalog
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- 2a long series of things that happen (usually bad things) a catalog of disasters/errors/misfortunes
catalog
nounNAmE//ˈkæt̮lˌɔɡ//, NAmE//ˈkæt̮lˌɑɡ//
(especially Canadian English catalogue)Check pronunciation: catalog