Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back catalogue

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: back- -cat-a-logue
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A listing of all the works of a specific artist, or all the books, records, etc. of a specific publisher, including works that are no longer available.

noun

The works themselves.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The packed opening night of Twain’s first UK tour since 2004 is an impressively barnstorming, thigh-slapping, eye-searing revue that marries her bulletproof back catalogue with a cautious sprinkle of new material."
"The 21st-century troubadour has to carve out a profile in the digital realm, where they must compete with today’s megastars and the back catalogues of yesterday. The next Dylan has to win audiences over from the original Dylan. Anyone hoping to top British charts in December has to compete with Last Christmas by Wham!, first released in 1984."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

back catalogues (plural) back catalog (alternative, US)

Phrases

card catalog card catalogue library catalog library catalogue

Frequently Paired Words

card catalog card catalogue library catalog library catalogue

Synonyms

backlist

Questions

What does back catalogue mean?: A listing of all the works of a specific artist, or all the books, records, etc. of a specific publisher, including works that are no longer available.

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