bibliography

ˌbɪbliˈɒɡrəfi

bibliographies

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Definition of bibliography - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

writingsection listing sources in a written work

The bibliography at the end of the book was extensive.

referenceslist of books or works by subject or author

The bibliography includes all her published novels and related books.

catalog

study of books

TECH.

the history or systematic description of books, their authorship, printing, and publication

TECH.

She specialized in bibliography during her library science degree..

bibliology

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list of books or works by subject or author

Expressions with bibliography

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annotated bibliography

list of sources with summaries or evaluations

The professor asked for an annotated bibliography for the research paper.

Origin of bibliography

Greek, biblion (book) + graphia (writing)

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reference

bibliography

citation of a previously published work

bibl.

abbr.

abr: bibliography

list of books or articles used for research

bibliographer

bibliography creator

person who writes or compiles bibliographies

Bib.

abbr.

abr: Bibliography

list of books or articles used for research

bibliog.

abbr.

abr: bibliography

list of books or sources used

Examples of bibliography in a sentence

Students must compile a bibliography for their research papers.
Her thesis bibliography lists dozens of archival sources.
Check the bibliography for any missing citations.
His bibliography of ancient texts was impressive.
The professor's bibliography included rare manuscripts.

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French:bibliographie, étude des livres, ...
German:Literaturverzeichnis, Bibliographie, ...
Italian:bibliografia, ...
Spanish:bibliografía, historia de los libros, ...
Portuguese:bibliografia, Bibliografia, ...
Chinese:参考书目, ...
Japanese:参考文献, 書誌学, ...
Arabic:قائمة المراجع, فِهْرِس, ...
Hebrew:בִּיבְלִיוֹגְרַפְיָה, ...
Russian:библиография, ...
Ukrainian:бібліографія, список літератури, ...
Hindi:संदर्भ सूची, ग्रंथसूची, ...
Bengali:গ্রন্থপঞ্জি, গ্রন্থতালিকা, ...
Catalan:bibliografia, estudi de llibres, ...
Czech:bibliografie, soupis literatury, ...
Danish:litteraturliste, boghistorie, ...
Dutch:bibliografie, boekwetenschap, ...
Greek:βιβλιογραφία, κατάλογος βιβλίων, ...
Hungarian:bibliográfia, ...
Khmer:បញ្ជីឯកសារយោង, គម្ពីរវិទ្យា, ...
Korean:참고 문헌, 참고문헌, ...
Persian:کتابنامه, کتاب‌شناسی, ...
Polish:bibliografia, księgoznawstwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):bibliografia, lista de referências, ...
Romanian:bibliografie, lista de referințe, ...
Swedish:bibliografi, litteraturförteckning, ...
Thai:บรรณานุกรม, รายการเอกสารอ้างอิง, ...
Turkish:bibliyografya, kaynakça, ...
Vietnamese:thư mục, danh sách các tác phẩm, ...

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