Meanings
adjectivesecretarial (comparative more secretarial, superlative most secretarial)
comparative more secretarial · superlative most secretarial
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Origin
- Latin-ālis
- Medieval Latinsēcrētārius
- Englishsecretarial
From a Latin-type formation *sēcrētāriālis, from Medieval Latin sēcrētārius + Latin -ālis. By surface analysis, secretary + -al.
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Scottish Gaelic rùnach
- rùnachconnected with a secretary's work
Swedish sekreterar-
- sekreterar-connected with a secretary's work
Ukrainian секрета́рський
- секрета́рський (sekretársʹkyj)connected with a secretary's work
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with secretarial
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
secretarial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secretarial
MLA
“secretarial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secretarial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secretarial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secretarial.
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