bibliographical

/,bibliə'græfik/ Cách viết khác : (bibliographical) /,bibliə'græfikəl/

Thân thiện

A librarian organizes bibliographical cards in a large wooden cabinet.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Relating to or dealing with bibliography: Pertaining to the systematic description and history of books, their authorship, printing, publication, editions, etc. It describes information, work, or studies connected to the listing and detailed study of written publications.

Usage

The adjective "bibliographical" is used to describe anything connected to the field of bibliography. It is typically placed before a noun it modifies. It is the standard adjectival form of the noun "bibliography."

Examples

• The book includes a comprehensive bibliographical essay that traces the history of the subject.
• For your thesis, you must ensure all bibliographical data (author, title, publisher) is accurate and complete.
• Her research involved a significant amount of bibliographical work to identify all primary sources.
• The library's bibliographical database is an essential tool for scholars.

Advanced Usage

• Bibliographical control: Refers to the methods and systems used to create, organize, and provide access to bibliographic records.
  • Effective bibliographical control is fundamental for any national library system.
• Bibliographical description: The detailed, standardized listing of the physical and publication characteristics of a book or other work.
  • The catalog card provided a full bibliographical description of the 17th-century manuscript.

Variants and Related Words

• Bibliography (n): A list of the books and articles referred to in a scholarly work, or a list of works on a particular subject or by a particular author. More broadly, the study of books as physical objects.
• Bibliographer (n): A person who compiles bibliographies or is an expert in bibliography.
• Bibliographically (adv): In a way that relates to bibliography.
  • The sources were cited bibliographically.

Synonyms

• Bibliographic: This is a common variant form with identical meaning and usage. "Bibliographical" and "bibliographic" are often used interchangeably.
• Reference-related: Pertaining to sources or citations (less precise).
• Catalog-related: Pertaining to a list or systematic inventory (broader and less specific to the academic study of books).

Notes on Different Meanings

"Bibliographical" has a single, specific meaning related to the discipline of bibliography. It does not have unrelated definitions. Its core function is to describe the systematic, scholarly study and listing of publications.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. relating to or dealing with bibliography

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