Meaning & use

catalogue

noun·Everyday

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A complete list of items, often with descriptive details, arranged systematically for reference.

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She browsed the furniture catalogue looking for a new desk.

The museum published a catalogue of its entire ancient coin collection.

A note on using this word

Catalogue is the standard British spelling, while 'catalog' is more common in American English; both can also function as verbs meaning 'to list systematically.'

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