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registry.

A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪstɹi/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹed͡ʒɪstɹi/Australia
  1. A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.

    countable
  2. A record; an account; a register.

    countable
  3. The act of registering; registration.

    uncountable
  4. A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.

    countable
Where this word comes from

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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