secretary is on the Basic English 850 List.
secret - secretary - see
secretary is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
second - secretary - section

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˈsɛk.rə.tə.ri/ or /ˈsɛk.rə.tri/
  • (US) enPR: sĕk'rətĕrē, IPA (key): /ˈsɛk.(r)əˌtɛr.i/ or [ˈsɛk.(r)əˌtʰɛr.i]
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Singular
secretary

Plural
secretaries

  1. (countable) A secretary is a person who works in an office, helping with typing letters, filing, and other simple tasks.
    I will ask my secretary to write to them.
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