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BibTeX

/ˈbɪb.tɛx/

BibTeX proper noun: a reference-management software package for formatting lists of references.

bibtex: a reference-management software package for formatting lists of references
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Proper noun

BibTeX

  1. A reference-management software package for formatting lists of references.

Origin of BibTeX

Blend of bibliography + TeX.

Questions about BibTeX

What does BibTeX mean?
BibTeX means a reference-management software package for formatting lists of references.
What part of speech is BibTeX?
BibTeX is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce BibTeX?
BibTeX is pronounced /ˈbɪb.tɛx/.

Words near BibTeX in the dictionary

  1. bibrow
  2. bibrows
  3. bibs
  4. bibshort
  5. bibshorts
  6. BibTeX
  7. bibulant
  8. bibulate
  9. bibulated
  10. bibulates
  11. bibulating

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Adapted from Wiktionary: BibTeX (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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