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registration
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of enrolling [syn: enrollment , enrolment ] the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time [syn: enrollment ] a document certifying an act of registering (music) the sound property resulting from a combination of ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Registration \Reg`is*tra"tion\ (-tr?"sh?n), n. [LL. registratio, or F. r['e]gistration. See Register , v.] The act of registering; registry; enrollment. (Mus.) The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1560s, from Middle French registration and directly from Medieval Latin registrationem (nominative registratio ) "a registering," noun of action from past participle stem of registrare (see register (v.)).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The act of signing up or registering for something. 2 (context countable English) That which registers or makes something official, e.g. the form or paper that registers. 3 (context uncountable English) alignment, e.g. ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES number/license/registration plate (= on a car ) ▪ Did anyone see the car’s license plate? registration number COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE civil ▪ The civil registration G-BGHB was originally allocated but with ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Registration is the technique of choosing and combining the stops of a pipe organ in order to produce a particular sound. Registration can also refer to a particular combination of stops. The registration chosen for a particular piece will be determined ...
Usage examples of registration.
That no district commander or member of the board of registration, or any of the officers or appointees acting under them, shall be bound in his action by any opinion of any civil officer of the United States.
Quickly, Van pushed in front of Mandy so she had a path to the registration desk and her room key.
Wizards also can track these registration numbers and addresses, so they know when misbehaving users are coming and going despite their switching usernames and avatars.
Cecil stated in her registration document that Whitt provided regular and accurate information that aided the prosecution.
It loads with a detachable magazine, holding five rounds, not unlike an autopistol, but it is not a firearm and it may be purchased currently without registration and even by mail.
The dullest could perceive that such a registration and resettlement within the Six Duchies could easily be a prelude to a wide-scale massacre.
To ascertain what kind of inks were in use by the town clerks, I examined the registration volumes before referred to, and, as before stated, found many poor inks in use.
Liber and Libera in March, would dedicate his childish clothes to the household gods, don his toga of manhood for the first time, and then march with his family to the Tabularium for registration.
Though the central voter file was supposed to facilitate the process, it was often more troublesome than the monthly circuit court lists that she had previously used to clear her rolls of duplicate registrations, the deceased and convicted felons.
Nissan Micra, but with a mud-covered registration plate, approached the home of ex-DCI Sullivan and a man no clear description got out of the car, approached the door and pushed a package through it.
When I return, when I recover, I am back behind the wheel of the car and a Nevada State Patrolwoman is asking for my vehicle registration.
I return, when I recover, I am back behind the wheel of the car and a Nevada State Patrolwoman is asking for my vehicle registration.
Members of Congress and Presidential Electors notwithstanding any provisions of State law relating to the registration of qualified voters or any poll tax requirement under State law.
He mails the check and thinks no more about the incident until a few days later when he learns that the new policeman has been checking all the motor vehicle registrations in his precinct, and this includes Sugarloaf Mountain.
Every car park, every garage, every driveway, every track to be scoured for a Ford Compact of this Surinamese registration number.