catalog
catalog Lexical Profile
catalog Game Scores & Validity
• noun
American A complete, systematic list of items, typically arranged in alphabetical or thematic order and accompanied by brief descriptions.
"The researcher searched the online library catalog to locate rare nineteenth-century manuscripts."
American A printed or digital publication containing illustrations, descriptions, and prices of goods or services offered for sale by a company, or detailing the courses and requirements of a university.
"She flipped through the winter clothing catalog to find a warm wool coat."
American An extensive series or succession of similar, often undesirable things or events.
"The audit uncovered a whole catalog of accounting errors and regulatory oversights."
• verb
American To make a systematic list of items of the same type, or to classify and enter an item into such a record.
"The museum curator spent months working to catalog the newly donated collection of ancient coins."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Catalog" is the standard spelling in American English, whereas "catalogue" is preferred in British and Commonwealth English, though "catalogue" also remains an accepted variant in the United States.
• Rhymes for catalog
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 15th century from Old French catalogue, via Late Latin catalogus, from Ancient Greek katalogos ("an enrollment, register, list"), formed from kata ("down, completely") and legein ("to say, count, or recount").