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directrice

  • /dɪˈɹɛk.tɹiːs/ UK
  • /dɪˌɹɛkˈtɹiːs/ UK
  • /-ɹek-/ UK
  • /dɪˈɹɛk.tɹis/ US, UK, Scotland
  • /dɪˌɹɛkˈtɹis/ US, UK, Scotland
  • /dɪˈɹek.tɹiːs/ Australia
  • /dɪˌɹekˈtɹiːs/ Australia
  • /dəˈɹek.tɹiːs/ New Zealand
  • /dəˌɹekˈtɹiːs/ New Zealand
  • /ɖɪˈɾɛ(ː)k.ʈɾiːs/ India
  • /ɖɪˌɾɛ(ː)kˈʈɾiːs/ India

Rhymes with -ɛktɹiːs, -iːs

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English dyrectryce, borrowed from Middle French directrice, a learned borrowing from Latin dīrēctrīx.

noun directrices

  1. alternative Alternative form of directrix

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"directrice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/directrice. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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directrice. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/directrice

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"directrice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/directrice.

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@misc{directrice_2026,
  title = {directrice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/directrice},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}