registration

[ rej-uh-strey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of registering.

  2. an instance of this.

  1. an entry in a register.

  2. the group or number registered.

  3. an official act of registering one's name in the list of qualified voters.

  4. a certificate attesting to the fact that someone or something has been registered: a boat registration.

  5. Music.

    • the act or technique of registrating.

    • the selection of stops made by an organist for a particular piece.

Origin of registration

1
1560–70; <Middle French <Medieval Latin registrātiōn- (stem of registrātiō). See registrate, -ion

Other words from registration

  • reg·is·tra·tion·al, adjective
  • mis·reg·is·tra·tion, noun
  • non·reg·is·tra·tion, noun
  • pre·reg·is·tra·tion, noun
  • re·reg·is·tra·tion, noun
  • su·per·reg·is·tra·tion, noun
  • un·der·reg·is·tra·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for registration

registration

/ (ˌrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃən) /


noun
    • the act of registering or state of being registered

    • (as modifier): a registration number

  1. an entry in a register

  1. a group of people, such as students, who register at a particular time

  2. a combination of organ or harpsichord stops used in the performance of a piece of music

  3. Australian

    • a tax payable by the owner of a motor vehicle

    • the period paid for

Derived forms of registration

  • registrational, adjective

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