Catalogues

/ˈkætəlɔːɡz/ noun,verb

Definition

Lists of items organized in a specific way (noun); or to create such a list or record information in an organized manner (verb).

Etymology

From Greek 'katalogos' meaning 'a list' (kata- 'down' + legein 'to say or list'). The word entered English through French in the 16th century and has both literal and metaphorical uses.

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Libraries use catalogues based on systems like Dewey Decimal that were invented to organize human knowledge—the structure of these catalogues literally shapes how we search for and discover information!

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