how to pronounce directory

/dɪˈɹɛk.təɹ.i/

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directory is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of directory in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… 4 of habitat directory which means …”

meaning of directory

A directory is a list of information about people, places, and things.

directory frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word directory occurs in english on average 15.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics directory can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that directory can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;