Meaning

1 senses

  1. (historical)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

More definitions
  • a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card
  • an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item

Examples

1 sentences

  1. I flipped through the card catalogue until I found the book I was looking for.

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Forms

plural: card catalogues

Synonyms

2 synonyms
card index
Close in meaning
  • a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card:card catalog
  • an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item:card indexcard catalog

Word family

3 related words
Relatedback catalogueindex cardnotecard

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
carcinogeniccardA1cardboardB2cardiac
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