"directorial" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more directorial [comparative], most directorial [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin dīrectōrius + -al. By surface analysis, director + -ial. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|la:dīrectōrius|al}} Latin dīrectōrius + -al, {{surf|en|director|-ial}} By surface analysis, director + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj}} directorial (comparative more directorial, superlative most directorial)
  1. Of or pertaining to a director Translations (of or pertaining to a director): direttivo (Italian), directoral (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-directorial-en-adj-Jv-C1veA Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to a director': 98 2
  2. Of or pertaining to administration or to a directorate Translations (of or pertaining to a directorate): direttivo (Italian), directorio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-directorial-en-adj-lBKedz~1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, English terms suffixed with -ial, Pages with 4 entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ial: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to a directorate': 16 84

Alternative forms

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