discography

The definition of a discography is a collection or list of musical recordings by a performer or composer.

(noun)

All of the albums made by The Beatles, or a catalog of all of those albums, is an example of discography.

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See discography in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. discographies

  1. the systematic cataloging of phonograph records
  2. a list of the recordings of a particular performer, composer, composition, etc.

Origin: disco- + (biblio)graphy

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See discography in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. dis·cog·ra·phies
  1. The study and cataloging of phonograph records.
  2. A comprehensive list of the recordings made by a particular performer or of a particular composer's works.

Related Forms:

  • dis·cogˈra·pher noun
  • disˌco·graphˈi·cal (dĭsˌkə-grăfˈĭ-kəl), disˌco·graphˈic (-grăfˈĭk) adjective

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