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Word: Directory
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘something that directs’): from late Latin directorium, from director ‘governor’, from dirigere ‘to guide’
dɪˈrɛkt(ə)ri
dʌɪˈrɛkt(ə)ri
a book or website listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and phone numbers.
Short Definition:book listing individuals etc. alphabetically
a book of directions for the conduct of Christian worship, especially in Presbyterian and Roman Catholic Churches.
Short Definition:book of directions for conduct of Christian worship
the revolutionary government in France 1795–9, comprising two councils and a five-member executive. It maintained an aggressive foreign policy, but could not control events at home and was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Short Definition:French revolutionary government 1795–9
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