plural registries
1
: a place where official records are kept
the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
2
US
: a book or system for keeping an official list or record of items
a voter registry [=register]
a gift registry [=a list kept by a store of the things that someone wants as gifts]
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“Registry.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/registry. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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