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card catalogue

card catalogue noun: a collection of cards, arranged alphabetically or numerically, listing and describing materials, such as (especially) books and periodicals in a library's collections or the stock and equipment of some businesses.

Noun

card catalogue (plural card catalogues)

  1. (historical, libraries) A collection of cards, arranged alphabetically or numerically, listing and describing materials, such as (especially) books and periodicals in a library's collections or the stock and equipment of some businesses.
    • Near-synonym: card index
    • Ever since the emergence of the written word, humans have scribbled down myths, stories, histories, and natural observations and worked tirelessly to gather and protect these fragments of a shared past. Evolving alongside, in the shadows of the written word, was one of the most versatile and...2017, Peter Devereaux, “Introduction”, in US Library of Congress, The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 12
    Synonyms:
    card index

card catalogue meaning in Tamil

card catalogue in Tamil

தாள் நறுக்குப் பட்டியல், அட்டை அட்டவணை, தாள் நறுக்குப்பட்டியல், அட்டைப் பட்டியல்

Synonyms of card catalogue

Forms of card catalogue

pluralcard catalogues
alternative formcard catalog

Questions about card catalogue

What does card catalogue mean?
Card catalogue means a collection of cards, arranged alphabetically or numerically, listing and describing materials, such as (especially) books and periodicals in a library's collections or the stock and equipment of some businesses.
What is card catalogue in Tamil?
Card catalogue in Tamil is தாள் நறுக்குப் பட்டியல், அட்டை அட்டவணை, தாள் நறுக்குப்பட்டியல். See Card catalogue meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is card catalogue?
Card catalogue is a noun.
What is the plural of card catalogue?
The plural of card catalogue is card catalogues.

Words near card catalogue in the dictionary

  1. card
  2. card assemblies
  3. card assembly
  4. card catalog
  5. card catalogs
  6. card catalogue
  7. card catalogues
  8. card clash
  9. card counter
  10. card counters
  11. card counting

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