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The definition of a bibliography is a list of sources you used when writing a scholarly article or paper or a list of books or articles an author has published on a specific subject.

(noun)

An example of a bibliography is the list of sources you include at the end of your thesis paper.

See bibliography in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. bibliographies

the study of the editions, dates, authorship, etc. of books and other writings
a book containing such information
a list of sources of information on a given subject, period, etc., or of the literary works of a given author, publisher, etc.
a list of the books, articles, etc. used or referred to by an author

Origin: Gr bibliographia: see biblio- & -graphy

Related Forms:

bibliographic adjective or bibliographical
bibliographically adverb

See bibliography in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. bib·li·og·ra·phies

A list of the works of a specific author or publisher.
a. A list of writings relating to a given subject: a bibliography of Latin American history.
b. A list of writings used or considered by an author in preparing a particular work.
a. The description and identification of the editions, dates of issue, authorship, and typography of books or other written material.
b. A compilation of such information.

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