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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary di·rec·to·ry
DATE 15th century : serving to direct; specifically : providing advisory but not compulsory guidance
noun (plural -ries) ETYMOLOGY Middle English directorie guide, from Medieval Latin directorium, from neuter of Late Latin directorius directorial, from Latin dirigere DATE 1543 1. a. a book or collection of directions, rules, or ordinances b. an alphabetical or classified list (as of names and addresses) 2. a body of directors 3. folder 3bEnglish Etymology directory mid-15c. (adj.), from L. directorius; as a noun, 1540s, from M.L.directorium, noun use of neut. of directorius, from directus (see direct). Meaning "alphabetical listing of inhabitants of a region" is from 1732; listing of telephone numbers is from 1908. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 directory dir·ec·tory / dE5rektEri; di-; dai- / noun(pl. -ies) 1. a book containing lists of information, usually in alphabetical order, for example people's telephone numbers or the names and addresses of businesses in a particular area 电话号码簿；公司名录: a telephone / trade directory 电话号码簿；商行名录 a directory of European Trade Associations 欧洲同业公会名录 2. a file containing a group of other files or programs in a computer (计算机文件或程序的)目录 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English directory noun ADJ. business, shopping, telephone, trade I found the company's name in a trade directory. VERB + DIRECTORY consult, look sb/sth up in | compile, create | edit | produce, publish PREP. in a/the ~ Names are listed alphabetically in the directory. | ~ of a directory of names and numbers Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: ex-directory di·rec·to·ry I. \də̇ˈrekt(ə)rē, -ri also dīˈ-, rapid ˈdre-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin directorius, from Latin directus (past participle of dirigere to direct) + -orius -ory — more at dress 1. : serving to direct : directive ; specifically : providing guidance that is advisory and authoritative but not compulsory2. of a law a. : directing what is to be done b. : directing how a thing shall be done rather than what shall be done — opposed to mandatory 3. usually capitalized [translation of French Directoire] : directoire II. noun (-es) 1. [Medieval Latin directorium guidebook, from neuter of Late Latin directorius] : a compilation, index, or treatise serving to direct or guide: a. : a collection of directions, rules, or ordinances b. : a book of directions for the conduct of worship; specificallyusually capitalized : a Presbyterian book of rules for public worship used in the Church of Scotland and certain Presbyterian and Congregational churches elsewhere c. : ordo d. : an alphabetical or classified list containing the names and addresses of the inhabitants or organizations of a locality or the names, location, and identifying data of persons or organizations connected with a particular profession or occupation or that are subscribers of a particular service < a city directory is usually an annual or biennial publication > < a directory of manufacturers — Eastman Kodak Monthly Abstract Bulletin > < an annual directory of “who is who” among the publishers, reviewers, publications, and organizations interested in literary material — Anne J. Richter > e. : a tablet or sectional strips on the wall of the entry of a building bearing the names of occupants with indication of the floor level and room numbers of each 2. [from Directory, French executive body, translation of French Directoire — more at directoire ] a. : a small governing body with executive power often unconstitutional and of a military character < the French directory of the First Republic > < to make sure that the cabinet did what it was supposed to do, they set up a directory, or shadow cabinet, behind it — Leigh White > b. : a body of directors : directorate |
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