bibliography

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bib·li·og·ra·phy | \ ˌbi-blē-ˈä-grə-fē

plural bibliographies

Definition of bibliography

1 : the history, identification, or description of writings or publications

2a : a list often with descriptive or critical notes of writings relating to a particular subject, period, or author a bibliography of modern poetry

b : a list of works written by an author or printed by a publishing house compiled a complete bibliography of John Donne

3 : the works or a list of the works referred to in a text or consulted by the author in its production The book's bibliography contains over 400 items.

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Other Words from bibliography

bibliographic \ ˌbi-blē-ə-ˈgra-fik

\ or less commonly bibliographical \ ˌbi-blē-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl

\ adjective

bibliographically \ ˌbi-blē-ə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

Examples of bibliography in a Sentence

The instructor provided the students with an excellent bibliography on local history. The book includes a lengthy bibliography.

Recent Examples on the Web The world is only now—thanks to Green and many others (see her long bibliography of scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, time periods, and parts of the world)—really getting a handle on the true history of the Black Death. — David M. Perry, Smithsonian Magazine, "Did the Black Death Rampage Across the World a Century Earlier Than Previously Thought?," 25 Mar. 2021 Migrant City is based on years of scrupulous research: the notes and bibliography amount to more than a quarter of the text. — Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books, "Making London Their Own," 17 Nov. 2020 The bibliography alone stretched to 37 pages, and Tainter included an extensive section on the Chaco Canyon complex, which was more than 100 miles from Mount Taylor. — Ben Ehrenreich, New York Times, "How Do You Know When Society Is About to Fall Apart?," 4 Nov. 2020 The trouble is, few of these anecdotes are attributed or footnoted, leaving it to the reader to guess at the sourcing from the skimpy bibliography. — Peter Biskind, Los Angeles Times, "Review: The uncanny valley of the ‘Dolls’ making-of tell-all," 2 June 2020 The soon-to-be president-elect emailed Meacham a bibliography of some two dozen titles. — Susannah Jacob, The New York Review of Books, "‘We Have to Win Purple States’: An Interview with Michael Bennet," 5 Mar. 2020 When brought together, the installation becomes a life-sized view of this bibliography in the real — and not hosted in virtual. — Dallas News, "Art and the City: Local visual artists have found a new sense of vulnerability in pandemic isolation," 26 Apr. 2020 According to the New York Times obituary of Tomie, his favorite holiday was Christmas, a fact made very apparent by one glance at his bibliography. — Nr Editors, National Review, "The Week," 16 Apr. 2020 Typically used for copyright disclaimers or links to other social media accounts, many YouTubers have begun to treat it as a bibliography for citations. — Dan Garisto/undark, Popular Science, "YouTube science videos are riddled with scams, plagiarism, and misinformation," 9 Mar. 2020

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