dictionary catalog

noun

1. a library catalog having all its entries, including authors, titles, subjects, etc., in one general alphabetical sequence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dictionary catalog¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

See Cutter, Rules for a dictionary catalog, 1891, p. 99-103.

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Alphabetical arrangement, dictionary catalog, 97, 102;   for photographs, 177-178.

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Cutter's author table, 34, 91;   expansive classification, 79, 84-90;   rules for a dictionary catalog, 31.

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Dictionary catalog, Cutter's rules for, 31;   value of, 114;   defined, 97.

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If a dictionary catalog is made it will prove to be most helpful to the serious students.

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