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   directory

   /dɪˈrɛkt(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a book or website listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and phone numbers.
   • ▪ a board in an organization or large store listing names and locations of departments, individuals, etc.
   • ▪ a file which consists solely of a set of other files (which may themselves be directories).
   • 2. a book of directions for the conduct of Christian worship, especially in Presbyterian and Roman Catholic Churches. historical
   • 3. 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.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘something that directs’): from late Latin directorium, from director ‘governor’, from dirigere ‘to guide’.

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   What does Directory mean?

   • Directory definition: a book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in a city, district, organization, etc., or of a particular category of people.. See examples of DIRECTORY used in a sentence.

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   What is a directory in a book?

   • A directory is a book which gives lists of facts, for example people's names, addresses, and phone numbers, or the names and addresses of business companies, usually arranged in alphabetical order. ...a telephone directory. A directory is an area of a computer disk which contains one or more files or other directories.

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   What does Directorio mean?

   • directorio, guía telefónica [feminine], directorio [masculine]… lista telefônica, catálogo [masculine], diretório [masculine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DIRECTORY definition: 1. a book or list of names, numbers, or other facts 2. a place on a computer for putting files and…. Learn more.

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   What is a directory on the Internet?

   • On the internet, a directory is a list of the subjects that you can find information on. Yahoo is the oldest internet directory service. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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     DIRECTORY meaning: 1. a book that gives a list of names,...

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     directory definicja: 1. a book that gives a list of names,...

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   noun. a book, arranged alphabetically or classified by trade listing names, addresses, telephone numbers, etc, of individuals or firms. a book or manual giving directions. a book containing the rules to be observed in the forms of worship used in churches. a less common word for directorate.

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   The meaning of DIRECTORY is serving to direct; specifically : providing advisory but not compulsory guidance.

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   A directory is a book which gives lists of facts, for example people's names, addresses, and phone numbers, or the names and addresses of business companies, usually arranged in alphabetical order.

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   A directory is a type of catalog, an organized list of people or businesses and how to contact them. If you need to find your lab partner's phone number, check the school directory.

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   directory. ( dɪˈrɛktərɪ; -trɪ; daɪ-) n, pl -ries. 1. (Communications & Information) a book, arranged alphabetically or classified by trade listing names, addresses, telephone numbers, etc, of individuals or firms. 2. (Communications & Information) a book or manual giving directions.