"secretarial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛəɹi.əl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛɹi.əl/ [General-American] Forms: more secretarial [comparative], most secretarial [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəl Etymology: From a Latin-type formation *sēcrētāriālis, from Medieval Latin sēcrētārius + Latin -ālis. By surface analysis, secretary + -al. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|ML.|sēcrētārius}} Medieval Latin sēcrētārius, {{der|en|la|-ālis}} Latin -ālis, {{surf|en|secretary|-al}} By surface analysis, secretary + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} secretarial (comparative more secretarial, superlative most secretarial)
  1. Pertaining to a secretary.
    Sense id: en-secretarial-en-adj-cN6Ur-Wq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 53 47
  2. Connected with a secretary's work. Translations (connected with a secretary's work): rùnach (Scottish Gaelic), sekreterar- (Swedish), секрета́рський (sekretársʹkyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-secretarial-en-adj-Fphk3GbA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of "connected with a secretary's work": 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: secretarian
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