bibliography

[ bib-lee-og-ruh-fee ]

noun

, plural bib·li·og·ra·phies.

1. 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. a branch of library science dealing with the history, physical description, comparison, and classification of books and other works.

bibliography

/ ˌbɪblɪəʊˈɡræfɪk; ˌbɪblɪˈɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

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. a list of the works of a particular author or publisher
4. 1. the study of the history, classification, etc, of literary material
   2. a work on this subject

bibliography

1. A list of the written sources of information on a subject. Bibliographies generally appear as a list at the end of a book or article. They may show what works the author used in writing the article or book, or they may list works that a reader might find useful.

Derived Forms

• ˌbiblioˈgraphically, adverb
• ˌbibliˈographer, noun
• bibliographic, adjective

Other Words From

• bib·li·o·graph·ic [bib-lee-, uh, -, graf, -ik], bibli·o·graphi·cal adjective
• bibli·o·graphi·cal·ly adverb
• mini·bibli·ogra·phy noun plural minibibliographies

Word History and Origins

Origin of bibliography¹

From the Greek word bibliographía, dating back to 1670–80. See biblio-, -graphy

Example Sentences

“The Penguin is one of those characters — and they are few and far between — that lives in the subconsciousness of not only America but the world,” says King, whose bibliography includes more than 100 issues of “Batman” as well as a 12-issue “Penguin” series.

From Los Angeles Times

A lot of queer culture is itself very sexually saturated, explained Liza Blake, an associate professor of medieval and Renaissance literature at the University of Toronto who co-created the Asexuality and Aromanticism Bibliography.

From Salon

McMurtry’s life, like his bulging bibliography, is tough to get one’s arms around.

From New York Times

Clocking in at more than 700 pages, not counting a bibliography that could be its own stand-alone volume, “Madonna: A Rebel Life” uses ballast as a statement of intent, a way of telling the reader before they crack the spine that this is a subject worthy of the kind of assiduous attention given any other great 20th century artist.

From Los Angeles Times

Author and Ultimate Bookshelf contributing editor David Kipen digs for treasure in a bibliography of L.A. fiction — and celebrates the “ghost novels.”

From Los Angeles Times