'Catalogue raisonn'e' definitions:

Definition of 'Catalogue raisonn'e'

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  • Catalogue \Cat"a*logue\, n. [F., fr. catalogus, fr. Gr. ? a counting up, list, fr. ? to count up; kata` down, completely + ? to say.] A list or enumeration of names, or articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order; as, a catalogue of the students of a college, or of books, or of the stars. [1913 Webster]
  • Card catalogue, a catalogue, as of books, having each item entered on a separate card, and the cards arranged in cases by subjects, or authors, or alphabetically.
  • Catalogue raisonn['e][F.], a catalogue of books, etc., classed according to their subjects.
  • Syn: List; roll; index; schedule; enumeration; inventory. See List. [1913 Webster]