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register
noun (LIST) /ˈredʒ.ɪ.stər/
/-stɚ/ Definition
› [C] a book or record containing a list of names: Guests write their names in the (hotel) register. Is your name on the register of voters?Lists and cataloguesSchedules and agendas › [C] a book used to record if a child is present at school: If a child is absent, the teacher notes it down in the (class) register.Schools in general › [U] in school, the period at the start of the morning and afternoon when a teacher records on an official list that children are presentSchools in general
(Definition of register noun (LIST) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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