word-vault/dist/data/cards/ca/catalogue.json

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{
    "term": "catalogue",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a complete list of items, for example of things that people can look at or buy",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to consult the library catalogue"
                },
                {
                    "text": "An illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please take a look at our online catalogue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "More details are given in our catalogue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Browse our illustrated catalogue of garden plants."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The gallery produced a catalogue of young artists."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She consulted the museum catalogue."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["colour/​color", "illustrated", "mail-order"],
                "verb + catalogue": ["produce", "publish", "browse through"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the catalogue"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a long series of things that happen (usually bad things)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **catalogue of disasters/errors/misfortunes**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The commission reported a catalogue of errors that went right to the top of government."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What followed was a whole catalogue of disasters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What we have here is a catalogue of failure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Child protection officers uncovered a catalogue of cruelty and abuse."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkætəlɒɡ/",
                "audio": "ca/catalogue/catalogue__gb_6.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkætəlɔːɡ/",
                "audio": "ca/catalogue/catalogue__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin catalogus, from Greek katalogos, from katalegein ‘pick out or enrol’."
}