bibliography

UK: /ˌbɪbliˈɒgrəfi/ US: /ˌbɪbliˈɑgrəfi/ ,(bib′lē og′rə fē)

Inflections of 'bibliography' (n): npl: bibliographies

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bib•li•og•ra•phy /ˌbɪbliˈɑgrəfi/   n. [countable] , pl. -phies. 

1. Library Science a list of works, esp. a list of source materials used in preparing a work or referred to in the text:
   a bibliography on the topic of abortion.

bib•li•o•graph•ic /ˌbɪbliəˈgræfɪk/  bib•li•o•graph•i•cal, adj. 
bib•li•o•graph•i•cal•ly, adv. See -biblio-, -graph-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

bib•li•og•ra•phy  (bib′lē og′rə fē), n., pl. -phies. 

1. Library Science a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
2. a list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text.
3. Library Science a branch of library science dealing with the history, physical description, comparison, and classification of books and other works.

• Greek bibliographía. See biblio-, -graphy
• 1670–80;

bib•li•o•graph•ic  (bib′lē ə graf′ik), bib′li•o•graph′i•cal, adj.  bib′li•o•graph′i•cal•ly, adv. 

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bibliography / ˌbɪblɪˈɒɡrəfɪ/ noun ( -phies)

1. a list of books or other material on a subject
2. a list of sources used in the preparation of a book, thesis, etc
3. the study of the history, classification, etc, of literary material
4. a work on this subject

ˌbibliˈographer noun

bibliographic / ˌbɪblɪəʊˈɡræfɪk/, ˌbiblioˈgraphical adjective