cat.

Definitions of cat.
  1. noun
    a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
    synonyms: bestellingenboek, catalogus, cataloog
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    prospectus
    a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university
    type of:
    boek, boekje, boekwerk
    a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
  2. noun
    a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically
    synonyms: bestellingenboek, catalogus, cataloog
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    cartotheek, kaartcatalogus, kaartregister, kaartsysteem
    a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card
    type of:
    cedel, ceel, enumeratie, lijst, opgave, opsomming, ranglijst
    a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
  3. noun
    a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
    synonyms: categorie, klas, klasse, rubriek
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    soort
    a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
    type
    a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
    kunstvorm
    (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)
    genre, model, stijl, verhaaltrant, verteltrant, vormgeving
    a particular kind (as to appearance)
    smaakstof
    (physics) the six kinds of quarks
    geslacht
    a general kind of something
    fabrikaat, maaksel, makelij
    a recognizable kind
    type of:
    beeld, concept, voorstelling
    an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
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