French word

bibliographique

Pronunciation

IPA/biblijɔgʁafik/

Meaning

  • adjectivebibliographic

Example

Je dois vérifier la source bibliographique.

I have to check the bibliographic source.

Illustration for bibliographique (bibliographic)

More examples

Peux-tu me donner la référence bibliographique de cet article ?

Can you give me the bibliographic reference for this article?

Core concept

The identifying details that place a source in a paper or catalogue.

Common phrases

  • référence bibliographique

    bibliographic reference

  • citation bibliographique

    bibliographic citation

Definition in French

Qui concerne les références citées et la manière de décrire les sources employées dans un texte.

Word origin

French formed bibliographique from bibliographie by adding the productive adjective ending -ique to a word for the description and listing of books.

Usage tips

  • Bibliographique is formal and is especially common in research, library, and publishing language.

Related words

  • bibliographiebibliographynoun

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