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bibliographical (adj.)

1670s; see bibliography + -ical.

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bibliography (n.)
1670s, "the writing of books," from Greek bibliographia "the writing of books," from biblion "book" (see biblio-) + graphos "(something) drawn or written" (see -graphy). Meaning "the study of books, authors, publications, etc.," is from 1803. Sense of "a list of books that form the literature of a subject" is first attested 1814. Related: Bibliographic.
-ical 
compound adjectival word-forming element, usually interchangeable with -ic but sometimes with specialized sense (such as historic/historical, politic/political), Middle English, from Late Latin -icalis, from Latin -icus + -alis (see -al (1)). Probably it was needed because the forms in -ic often took on a noun sense (for example physic). Forms in -ical tend to be attested earlier in English than their twins in -ic.

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Definitions of bibliographical

bibliographical (adj.)
relating to or dealing with bibliography;
Synonyms: bibliographic
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Dictionary entries near bibliographical

Bible

biblical

biblico-

biblio-

bibliographer

bibliographical

bibliography

biblioklept

bibliolator

bibliolatry

bibliology

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