registry
pronunciation
How to pronounce registry in British English:
UK [ˈredʒɪstri]
How to pronounce registry in American English:
US [ˈrɛdʒɪstri]
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- Noun:
- an official written record of names or events or transactions
Word Origin
- registry (n.)
- late 15c., "act of registering;" see register + -y (4). Meaning "book of record" is from 1620s.
Example
- 1. Any legal document filed with the registry is fair game .
- 2. Registry offices and churches have been booked up for months .
- 3. Like many states , new hampshire has a child sex offender registry .
- 4. The other data came from israel 's cancer registry .
- 5. Without a registry account there is nowhere to steal the credit away to .