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bibliography

noun

  1. list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author
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Pronunciation: /bɪbliˈɒɡɹəfi/

noun

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”).

  1. A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.

    The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.

  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.