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Added 9 October 2026

registry

/ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪstɹi/ noun

In Latin: tabularium Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about registry at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An official written record of names or events or transactions.

Origin

A variant of registery, from Middle English regestery (“?a record book; ?a bookmark”), partly from Medieval Latin regesterium, registerium and probably also partly formed with -ery. Equivalent to register + -y.

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