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 Later in the conversation, Kelce joined podcast hosts Will Compton and Taylor Lewan for a ranking of their top three songs in Swift's discography. Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 June 2024 This human need permeates almost every aspect of our culture and is even woven into the discography of Taylor Swift. Liz Walden, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2024 Sheffer and van Betten initially reached out to Elverum because of his status as a legendary and prolific songwriter, boasting a discography that stretches back to the Nineties under projects like the Microphones, Mount Eerie, his own name, and D+. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024 From visiting London during the early years of her career to moving to the city during her relationship with actor Joe Alwyn, Swift’s got enough London references throughout her discography to form a full tour for keen fans with time to kill. Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 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 2 Jul. 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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