directories
English meaning: Directories
Definition
A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
Example
“Old telephone directories listed every household in the town.”
Another example: “The program saves its files in several separate directories.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'directory'; refers to organised lists of names, addresses or contents ('telephone directories'), or, in computing, folders that hold files ('the root directory'). Common in reference and IT contexts.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Medieval Latin directorium 'guide', from Latin dirigere 'to direct', dating to the 15th century.
Synonyms
- listings
- registers
- indexes
- catalogues
- folders
Related Words
Common Collocations
- telephone directories
- online directories
- business directories
- root directory
- search directories
- list of directories
Word Forms
directory (n); directories
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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