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Directory \Di*rect"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Directories}.
1. A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances;
esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as,
the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the
Prayer Book.
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2. A book containing the names and residences of the
inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an
address book; as, a business directory.
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3. [Cf. F. directoire.] A body of directors; board of
management; especially, a committee which held executive
power in France under the first republic.
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4. Direction; guide. [R.] --Whitlock.
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