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/ˈkætəˌlɔːɡ/KA-tuh-lawg
/ˈkætəˌlɔɡ/KA-tuh-lawg
Meaninga counting down a list
Common meaning: a full list of items
- catadown (Greek kata)
- loguea word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
‘down (Greek kata)’ + ‘a word, saying’ → catalogue
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying’.
Roots
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
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