Definition of directory
:serving to direct;
specifically
:providing advisory but not compulsory guidance
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First Known Use of directory
15th century
Definition of directory
plural directories
1 a
:a book or collection of directions, rules, or ordinances
b
:an alphabetical or classified list (as of names and addresses)
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:a body of directors
3
:folder 3b
Recent Examples of directory from the Web
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Participants may end up seeing their work in the chamber of commerce membership directory and community guide.
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North Carolina Office of Charter Schools: www.ncpublicschools.org/charterschools/ for a school directory and details on charter applications.
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A rally in support for free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick will be held later this month, according to a social media post by movie directory Spike Lee.
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The result is a searchable directory found at glutenfreeconnecticut.com.
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The mobile app will include information about the district, a directory of all school sites, a calendar of events and construction updates.
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Ayyadurai is talking, of course, about the brouhaha the conservative Boston Herald set off in 2012 in a report that an academic directory back in the 1980s and 1990s had listed Warren as a minority member due to a Native American ancestry.
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Moat Lane, a fictitious street in North London that originated in the TeleAtlas directory, was temporarily marked on Google Maps.
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Conant, who enrolled at Mizzou in 2013 and graduated with a degree in English in December 2016, is listed as an events assistant for the SEC Network on the Mizzou student directory.
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Origin and Etymology of directory
Middle English directorie guide, from Medieval Latin directorium, from neuter of Late Latin directorius directorial, from Latin dirigere
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DIRECTORY Defined for English Language Learners
directory
noun
Definition of directory for English Language Learners
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: a book that contains an alphabetical list of names of people, businesses, etc.
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