registry
noun
reg·is·try
ˈre-jə-strē 
plural registries
Synonyms
Examples of registry in a Sentence
the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
got a copy of the couple's bridal registry from the store's computer and scanned it for items we could afford
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To celebrate, Turner Classic Movies will host a television special tomorrow, Dec. 18, and screen a selection of the films added to the registry.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
This is director Gregory Nava's third movie inducted to the registry.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Like all the Season for Caring families, the Lopez family has an Amazon registry, as well as a wish list online.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
The state agency that oversees that drug registry did not respond to a request for comment.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
This is director Gregory Nava's third movie inducted to the registry.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Like all the Season for Caring families, the Lopez family has an Amazon registry, as well as a wish list online.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
The state agency that oversees that drug registry did not respond to a request for comment.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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registry
noun
reg·is·try
ˈrej-ə-strē
plural registries
2
: a place of registration
3
a
: a book in which things are recorded exactly and legally
b
: something recorded in a registry
Medical Definition
registry
noun
reg·is·try
ˈrej-ə-strē
plural registries
1
: a place where data, records, or laboratory samples are kept and usually are made available for research or comparative study
a cancer registry
2
: an establishment at which nurses available for employment are listed and through which they are hired
Legal Definition
registry
noun
reg·is·try
ˈre-jə-strē
plural registries
1
: registration
an instrument filed for registry in the conveyance records—Louisiana Civil Code
Louisiana Civil Code2
: the nationality of a ship according to its entry in a register
3
: a place of registration : a place where official records and documents are kept
the registry of motor vehicles
registry of deeds
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