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or catalogue
Definition of catalog
(Entry 1 of 2)
catalog
verbvariants:
or catalogue
cataloged or catalogued; cataloging or cataloguing
Definition of catalog (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : to make a catalog of
catalog a collection of books
2a : to enter in a catalog
b : to classify (something, such as books or information) descriptively
Scientific monographs are cataloged into a database that will be available to researchers.
1 : to make or work on a catalog
2 : to become listed in a catalog at a specified price
this stamp catalogs at $2
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The first known use of catalog was in the 15th century
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