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Meaning of secretaire | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A kind of writing desk.

Equivalents

Bosanski sekretar
Čeština sekretář
Suomi kirjoituslipasto sekretääri
Français secrétaire
Hrvatski sekretar
Српски sekretar

Examples

“The table was covered with a confusion of papers, books, pamphlets, all heaped upon one another pell-mell; and an open secretaire against the wall, was chokeful of the same litter; manuscripts, books in yellow-paper covers, books in smart bindings, books in shabby bindings, stuffed in anyhow, one on the top of the other, sideways, longways, endways; a row of pigeon-holes gorged with papers in the background.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Secretan's syndrome secretaress Secretarial Secretariat Secretariate Secretariats

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