adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to a director
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
directorial
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rhymes with -ɔːɹiəl
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CMU ARPABET: D ER0 EH0 K T AO1 R IY0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: D AY0 R EH0 K T AO1 R IY0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 3: D IY0 R EH0 K T AO1 R IY0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 4: D IH0 R EH0 K T AO1 R IY0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to administration or to a directorate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin dīrēctōrius + -al. By surface analysis, director + -ial.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: direttivo — of or pertaining to a director
- Spanish: directoral — of or pertaining to a director
- Spanish: directorial — of or pertaining to a director
- Italian: direttivo — of or pertaining to a directorate
- Spanish: directorio — of or pertaining to a directorate
Real reading context