catalogue vs census

catalogue

noun
  • A complete (usually alphabetical) list of items. 

  • A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc. 

  • A retailer's magazine detailing the products they sell, allowing the reader to order them for delivery. 

  • A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc. 

  • A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs. 

  • A series of unwelcome or unpleasant things, often similar. 

  • A list of all the publications in a library. 

verb
  • To put into a catalogue. 

  • to value or sort stamps using a catalogue 

  • To make a catalogue of. 

  • To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue. 

census

noun
  • Count, tally. 

  • An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals. 

verb
  • To collect a census. 

  • To conduct a census on. 

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