registry
Americannoun
plural
registries-
the act of registering; registration.
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a place where a register is kept; an office of registration.
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the state of being registered.
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the nationality of a merchant ship as shown on its register.
noun
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a place where registers are kept, such as the part of a church where the bride and groom sign a register after a wedding
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the registration of a ship's country of origin
a ship of Liberian registry
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another word for registration
Etymology
Origin of registry
First recorded in 1475–85; regist(er) + -ry
Example Sentences
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Still, the results highlight the potential of AI trained on large-scale registry data to support more personalized risk assessments and guide future melanoma screening strategies.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
The Times followed up with a report on Hovater’s fondness for “Seinfeld,” his wedding registry at Target, four cats and Midwestern manners that would, as reporter Richard Fausset wrote, “please anyone’s mother.”
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
She also checked the land registry which showed the flat was owned by his father.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Actual implementation of a plural domestic partnership registry, however, is still at least several months away.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
To Minnie the little ceremony appeared to be legal and in its quiet way very romantic, but in fact no record of their union was entered into the marriage registry of Cook County, Illinois.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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