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Definition of registry noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

registry

noun
 
/ˈredʒɪstri/
 
/ˈredʒɪstri/
(plural registries)
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  1. a place where registers are kept; an official list or register
    • The registry holds records of all major operations.
    • a central registry for all applicants
    Extra Examples
    • He was forced to register in the sex offender registry.
    • The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry.
    • the available data in the patient registry
    • the growth of online gift registries
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • central
    • district
    • national
    verb + registry
    • register something at
    • register something in
    • register something with
    registry + noun
    • office
    • entry
    • database
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See registry in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee registry in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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