discography

noun

dis·​cog·​ra·​phy di-ˈskä-grə-fē How to pronounce discography (audio)
plural discographies
1
: a descriptive list of recordings by category, composer, performer, or date of release
an Elvis Presley discography
2
: the history of recorded music
discographical adjective
or less commonly discographic
discographically adverb

Examples of discography in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Celine Dion’s discography is packed with massive singles. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Most of the signs celebrate Swift's hits from the 300-plus songs on her discography, with two signs — Swift Street (Senate Avenue and Washington Street) and 13th Street (West and Washington Streets) — recognizing Swift herself and her favorite number. Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2024 Her discography often operates as a set of commandments that echo these guidelines. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024 Over the years, her discography has had moments of bedroom pop, soft punk and deep house. Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for discography 

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Word History

Etymology

French discographie, from disc- + -graphie -graphy

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of discography was in 1930

Dictionary Entries Near discography

Cite this Entry

“Discography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discography. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

discography

noun
dis·​cog·​ra·​phy
variants or diskography
plural discographies or diskographies
: the process of making a discogram
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