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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The word under which a book is listed or entered in a catalogue.
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If for the first one you write a subject-card with the catch-word or entry-word at the top "Domestic animals," and for the next one "Farm animals," and for the next one "Animals, domestic," you will scatter the references to domesticated animals all through your catalog, to the despair of those who would use it.
A Library Primer John Cotton Dana 1892
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