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  • 1Register — Reg is*ter (r?j ?s*t?r), n. [OE. registre, F. registre, LL. registrum,regestum, L. regesta, pl., fr. regerere, regestum, to carry back, to register; pref. re re + gerere to carry. See {Jest}, and cf. {Regest}.] 1. A written account or entry; an… …

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  • 2register office — register offices N COUNT A register office is a place where births, marriages, and deaths are officially recorded, and where people can get married without a religious ceremony. [BRIT] Syn: registry office …

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  • 3register office — ► NOUN ▪ (in the UK) a local government building where civil marriages are conducted and births, marriages, and deaths are recorded. USAGE The official term is register office, although the form registry office is commonly used in unofficial and… …

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  • 4register office — is the official form in the UK of the term for a State office for conducting civil ceremonies and recording births and deaths. Registry office is also widely used, but it is unofficial only, except in Scotland …

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  • 5Register office — In England and Wales, The Register Office is primarily the local office for the registration of births, deaths and marriages (BD M), and for the conducting of civil marriages. Set up by Act of Parliament in 1837, the statutory registration… …

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  • 6register — n. & v. n. 1 an official list e.g. of births, marriages, and deaths, of shipping, of professionally qualified persons, or of qualified voters in a constituency. 2 a book in which items are recorded for reference. 3 a device recording speed, force …

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  • 7register — re|gis|ter1 W3S3 [ˈredʒıstə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(official list)¦ 2¦(language style)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(machine)¦ 5¦(heating control)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: registre, from Medieval Latin registrum, from Latin regerere to bring …

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  • 8register — [[t]re̱ʤɪstə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ registers, registering, registered 1) N COUNT A register is an official list or record of people or things. ...registers of births, deaths and marriages... He signed the register at the hotel... She calls the register for …

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  • 9register — I UK [ˈredʒɪstə(r)] / US [ˈredʒɪstər] verb Word forms register : present tense I/you/we/they register he/she/it registers present participle registering past tense registered past participle registered *** 1) a) [intransitive] to put your name… …

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  • 10register — reg|is|ter1 [ redʒıstər ] verb *** ▸ 1 put information on list ▸ 2 show measurement ▸ 3 realize/notice something ▸ 4 show feelings about something ▸ 5 make opinion known ▸ 6 send by registered mail ▸ 7 achieve something 1. ) intransitive to put… …

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