Added 6 October 2026
directory
/dɪˈɹɛktəɹi/ noun
Latin root: dīrēctōrium Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about directory at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
look up an address in the directory
- A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
- A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other directories may be stored. The files and subdirectories in a directory are usually related.
adjective
- Containing directions; instructing; directorial.
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Origin
From Middle English directorie, dyrectorye, from Medieval Latin dīrēctōrium. By surface analysis, direct + -ory. Doublet of directorium. The political sense is a semantic loan from French directoire.
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