Bibliography Meaning

/bɪbliˈɒɡɹəfi/
C1

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nounA section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.

nounA list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.

Hand in a bibliography of your sources.
The bibliography of his works in book-form includes fifty-seven titles.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The student forgot to include a ____ at the end of her essay.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A clear ____ helps readers find the sources used in the study city.

From Ancient Greek βιβλιογραφία (bibliographía, “the act or habit of writing books”), from βιβλιογράφος (bibliográphos, “a writer of books”), from βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

"The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort." — 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The student forgot to include a ____ at the end of her essay.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A clear ____ helps readers find the sources used in the study city.

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