catalogue Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically
    catalog.
    • it does not pretend to be a catalog of his achievements
  2. noun a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
    catalog.
    • he found it in the Sears catalog
  3. verb make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
    catalog.
    • He is cataloguing his photographic negatives
  4. verb make a catalogue, compile a catalogue
    catalog.
    • She spends her weekends cataloguing

WordNet


Cat"a*logue noun
Etymology
F., fr. catalogus, fr. Gr. a counting up, list, fr. to count up; down, completely + to say.
Definitions
  1. A list or enumeration of names, or articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order; as, a catalogue of the students of a college, or of books, or of the stars. Syn. -- List; roll; index; schedule; enumeration; inventory. See List.
Cat"a*logue transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Catalogued ; present participle & verbal noun Cataloguing
Definitions
  1. To make a list or catalogue; to insert in a catalogue.

Webster 1913