register English · revision 4296

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1377|origins=la regerere}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈredʒ.ɪ.stə/, US /ˈredʒ.ɪ.stɚ/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|registre]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) [[bor|fro|registre]], regestre (13th century),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) and directly from [[la-med|registrum]], regestrum,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) an alteration of Late Latin regesta “list, matters recorded”,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) the neuter plural of regestus, past participle of [[m|la|regerere|t=to record; literally to carry back]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from re- “back” and gerere “to carry, bear”.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) The second r came in by the influence of other Latin nouns in -istrum.^(Etymonline) Some later senses, in organs and printing, were influenced by the unrelated Latin regere “to rule, guide” and French régir.^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) It is related to [[gesture]] and [[digest]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A book in which regular entries are made: 1377 in the OED,^(OED 1989) about 1378 in Barnhart, in a version of Piers Plowman,^(Barnhart 1988) the late 14th century in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The verb, to record in a list, is from 1390 in the OED,^(OED 1989) before 1393 in Gower,^(Barnhart 1988) and to enrol someone from about 1400.^(Etymonline) The set of pipes of an organ stop is from 1585,^(Barnhart 1988) and the compass of a voice or instrument from 1811, in Busby's Complete Dictionary of Music.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) Exact alignment in printing is from the 1680s.^(Etymonline) A plate for regulating the passage of air or heat is from the 17th century.^(Hoad 1986) A device that records data automatically is from 1830,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) and the ''cash register'' from 1875 in American English.^(Barnhart 1988) To enter one's name as a voter or hotel guest is by 1848,^(Etymonline) a ''registered nurse'' from 1879,^(Etymonline) and of feelings, to show or make an impression, from 1901.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) In linguistics a register is a variety of language set by its degree of formality and choice of vocabulary.^(COED 2004)^(MWU 2024) A separate register, an alteration of registrar, is the keeper of a register, from the 1530s.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1377 – a book of records.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1390 – verb, to record.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1400 – to enrol.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1585 – an organ stop.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1680s – in printing.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1811 – the range of a voice.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1830 – a recording device.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1848 – to register as a voter or guest.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1875 – ''cash register''.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1901 – to show a feeling.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A formal or official [[record]] of items, names or actions, or a book in which they are entered.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # A device that records a quantity automatically, as a [[cash register]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # ''(music)'' The range of a voice or instrument, or a part of it.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # A grille or plate that controls the flow of heated or cooled air.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # ''(linguistics)'' A variety of language marked by its degree of formality, vocabulary and syntax.^(COED 2004)^(MWU 2024)

+ # ''(computing)'' A part of the central processing unit that holds a small amount of data.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To enter in an official register; to [[enrol]], especially to vote or attend classes.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # To show on an instrument or scale: ''the thermometer registered zero''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # To show or express: ''her face registered surprise''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # To make an impression; to be noticed: ''the name didn't register''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # To send (mail) by registered post.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[registerer]]

+ * [[registrable]]

+ * [[enregister]]

+ * [[registration]]

+ * [[registry]]

+ * [[self-registering]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[registrar]]

+ * [[gesture]]

+ * [[digest]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ In Warwickshire dialect to register was to repair shoes.^(Wright 1898)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}