"back catalogue" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: back catalogues [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} back catalogue (plural back catalogues)
  1. 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. Synonyms: backlist, back catalog [US] Related terms: library catalogue (english: library catalog), card catalogue (english: card catalog)
    Sense id: en-back_catalogue-en-noun-x9bsGmR- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. (informal) The works themselves. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-back_catalogue-en-noun-aFI5kA~w

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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