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  • 21Directory — (Directoire)    The Directory (Directoire) was the government that functioned during the revolution of 1789 from 5 Brumaire Year IV (October 27, 1795) to 18 Brumaire Year VIII (November 9, 1799), when it was overthrown by Napoléon Bonaparte (see… …

    France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

  • 22directory — /di rek teuh ree, tree, duy /, n., pl. directories, adj. n. 1. 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. 2. a board or tablet on a …

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  • 23directory — Synonyms and related words: Almanach de Gotha, Baedeker, British Cabinet, Red Book, Royal Kalendar, Sanhedrin, Social Register, US Cabinet, Yellow Pages, account, acquaintance, advisory body, announcement, assembly, association, atlas, bench,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 24directory — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. index, catalog, list, syllabus, register, record, almanac, roster, telephone book, phone book, Yellow Pages, business directory, white pages, city directory, Social Register, blue book, professional directory, office of… …

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  • 25directory — n. a city; telephone directory * * * [d(a)ɪ rekt(ə)rɪ] telephone directory a city …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 26directory — {{hw}}{{directory}}{{/hw}}s. f. inv. 1 (elab.) Suddivisione logica della memoria di massa, contrassegnata da un nome, che raccoglie uno o più file e altre directory; SIN. Cartella. 2 Indice dei file e delle directory presenti su un dispositivo di …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 27directory — di|rec|to|ry [daıˈrektəri, dı ] n plural directories 1.) a book or list of names, facts etc, usually arranged in alphabetical order ▪ I couldn t find your number in the telephone directory. ▪ a new business directory 2.) a place in a computer… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28directory — [[t]daɪre̱ktəri, dɪr [/t]] directories N COUNT: oft N of n, n N A directory is a book which gives lists of facts, for example people s names, addresses, and telephone numbers, or the names and addresses of business companies, usually arranged in… …

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  • 29directory — noun (C) a book or list of names, facts etc, usually arranged in alphabetical order: I couldn t find your number in the telephone directory. | a new business directory …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30directory */*/ — UK [dəˈrekt(ə)rɪ] / UK [daɪˈrekt(ə)rɪ] / US [dɪˈrektərɪ] / US [daɪˈrektərɪ] noun [countable] Word forms directory : singular directory plural directories 1) a) a book that lists the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all the people in a… …

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