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unsecretarial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌʌnˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛɹi.əl/ (General-American)
• /ˌʌnˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛəɹi.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From un- + secretarial.

Meanings

1. Not secretarial; not befitting a secretary.
   • And so, after telling his private secretary, Meriwether Lewis, to brush up on such unsecretarial matters as natural science and the use of astronomical instruments... 1979, David Sievert Lavender, Land of giants: the drive to the Pacific Northwest, 1750-1950:

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