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back catalogues

back catalogues is the plural of back catalogue.

Meaning of back catalogue

Noun

back catalogue (plural back catalogues)

  1. (library science) A listing of all the works of a specific artist, or all the books, records, etc. of a specific publisher, including works that are no longer available.
    Synonyms:
    backlist
  2. (informal) The works themselves.
    • The packed opening night of Twain’s first UK tour since 2004 is an impressively barnstorming, thigh-slapping, eye-searing revue that marries her bulletproof back catalogue with a cautious sprinkle of new material.2018 September 20, Graeme Virtue, “Shania Twain review – barnstorming, thigh-slapping spectacular”, in The Guardian

Questions about back catalogues

What is back catalogues the plural of?
Back catalogues is the plural of back catalogue.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: back catalogues (page history and authors); back catalogue (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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