SECRETARIES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Secretary

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘person entrusted with a secret’): from late Latin secretarius ‘confidential officer’, from Latin secretum ‘secret’, neuter of secretus (see secret)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈsɛkrɪt(ɛ)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks

Short Definition:

person employed by individual or in office to assist with correspondence, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks

Examples:
  • she was secretary to David Wilby MP

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