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DIRECTORIES
Noun
directories
plural of directory
Anagrams
• cordierites
Source: Wiktionary
DIRECTORY
Di*rect"o*ry, a. Etym: [L. directorius.]
Definition: Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
Di*rect"o*ry, n.; pl. Directories (.
1. A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances; esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as, the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the Prayer Book.
2. A book containing the names and residences of the inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an address book; as, a business directory.
3. Etym: [Cf. F. directoire.]
Definition: A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic.
4. Direction; guide. [R.] Whitlock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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