directory

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈɹɛktəɹi/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English directorie, dyrectorye, from Medieval Latin dīrectōrium. By surface analysis, direct + -ory. Doublet of directorium. The political sense is a semantic loan from French directoire.

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