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

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This film is more than just a delightful entry in Pixar’s discography and much more akin to Karl Mark for Kiddies. Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 20 Jan. 2025 With encouragement from none other than Flavor Flav, fans have rallied behind the Gossip Girl actress and singer by revisiting her discography, sparking a wave of support across social media and music platforms. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025 Gracey’s attentive care with Williams’s discography is especially striking. David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025 And for people approaching the Fania discography for the first time, the old albums still dazzle with their poetry and vision. Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for discography 

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 24 Jan. 2025.

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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