Meaning

noun a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically

noun a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things

verb make an itemized list or catalog of; classify

originFrom Middle English cathaloge, from Old French catalogue, from Late Latin catalogus, itself from Ancient Greek κατάλογος (katálogos, “enrollment, register”), from καταλέγω (katalégō, “to recount, make a list”), from κατα- (kata-, “downwards, towards”) + λέγω (légō, “to say, to speak, to tell”). Equivalent to cata- + -logue.

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