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secretarial

[ sek-ri-tair-ee-uhl ]
/ ˌsɛk rɪˈtɛər i əl /
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adjective
noting, of, or pertaining to a secretary or a secretary's skills and work: a secretarial school.
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Origin of secretarial

First recorded in 1795–1805; secretary + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM secretarial

non·sec·re·tar·i·al, adjectivesub·sec·re·tar·i·al, adjectiveun·sec·re·tar·i·al, adjective
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