cat|a|log

cat|a|log «KAT uh lg, -log», noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -loged, -log|ing.

–n.

1. a list of items in some collection. A catalog either identifies each item very briefly or describes it more fully. A library has a catalog of its books, arranged in alphabetical order. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under list. (Cf. ↑list)

2. a) a book or pamphlet containing such a list: »

A company sometimes prints a catalog with pictures and prices of the things that it sells.

b) U.S. a volume or booklet issued by a college or university listing rules, courses to be given, faculty, fees, and other descriptions of the institution. In Great Britain a catalog is called a prospectus or calendar.

3. Figurative. any list or series: »

a catalog of misfortunes.

4. = register. (Cf. ↑register)

–v.t.

1. to make a list of: »

He cataloged all the insects in his collection.

2. to put in a catalog: »

Birds are cataloged under natural history.

–v.i.

to make a catalog.

╂[< Old French catalogue, learned borrowing from Late Latin catalogus a list < Greek katálogos, ultimately < kata- completely + légein to count]