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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCatalog
/ˈkæt.əl.ɒɡ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A complete list of items, such as goods for sale or books in a library, typically arranged systematically in order.
"She browsed through the spring fashion catalog to pick out a new dress."
- 1
To make a systematic list of items or to enter items into a catalog.
"The museum curator spent months trying to catalog the newly discovered artifacts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin catalogus, originating from the ancient Greek katalogos meaning a register or list, from katalegein meaning to pick out or enumerate. It entered Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, initially referring to written lists before expanding to modern commercial and informational directories.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Catalog" is said worldwide
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catalogue
Transliteration: /ka.ta.lɔɡ/
"Le nouveau catalogue de meubles est arrivé."
Katalog
Transliteration: /ka.taˈlɔk/
"Der Katalog enthält alle aktuellen Angebote."
catalogo
Transliteration: /kaˈta.la.ɡo/
"Ho trovato questo libro nel catalogo della biblioteca."
catálogo
Transliteration: /kaˈta.la.ɣo/
"El museo publicó un nuevo catálogo de arte moderno."
catálogo
Transliteration: /kaˈta.lu.ɡu/
"Eles vão catalogar todos os livros raros da coleção."
सूची
Transliteration: suchi
"पुस्तकालय में सभी किताबों की एक सूची है।"
目录
Transliteration: mùlù
"你可以在我们的网站上查看产品目录。"
카탈로그
Transliteration: katalrogu
"우리는 새로운 상품 카탈로그를 발행했습니다."
カタログ
Transliteration: katarogu
"新しい家具のカタログを見てください。"
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