bibliography

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βιβλιογραφία (bibliographía, “the act or habit of writing books”), from βιβλιογράφος (bibliográphos, “a writer of books”), from βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪbliɔːɡɹəfi/

Noun

bibliography (plural bibliographies)

1. A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referenced in the work.
   • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page viii

     The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.

2. A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
3. The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.

Further reading

• bibliography in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• bibliography in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• bibliography at OneLook Dictionary Search