Word of the Day:
registry
What It Means
A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.
A record; an account; a register.
The act of registering; registration.
Registry in Context
“The best — and easiest — way to shop for the "perfect" gift is to consult the couple's wedding gift registry, since these are the items they want and need […]”
Did You Know?
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.
Source and license
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