Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

director-general

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.98 in modern English

Syllables: di-rec-tor--gen-er-al
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of director general.

Example Sentences

"For the following two years I was the Foreign Office spokesman and for the subsequent five years I was Director-General of the Government Information Office."

Inflected Forms

directors-general (plural) director-generals (plural) directors-generals (plural, rare)

Questions

What does director-general mean?: Alternative form of director general.

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