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Definition of bibliography noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bibliography

noun
 
/ˌbɪbliˈɒɡrəfi/
 
/ˌbɪbliˈɑːɡrəfi/
(plural bibliographies)
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  1. [countable] a list of books or articles about a particular subject or by a particular author; the list of books, etc. that have been used by somebody writing an article, etc.
    • There is a useful bibliography at the end of each chapter.
    Extra Examples
    • The book includes a selective bibliography of works on French art.
    • You'll find the professor's book in the bibliography.
    • an extensive bibliography of books and articles
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brief
    • select
    • selective
    verb + bibliography
    • compile
    • put together
    • contain
    preposition
    • in a/​the bibliography
    • bibliography of
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  2. [uncountable] the study of the history of books and their productionTopics Historyc1
  3. Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French bibliographie or modern Latin bibliographia, from Greek biblion ‘book’ + -graphia ‘writing’.
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