/əˈfɪʃl/
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Translation
Agreed or allowed by the people in charge.
Word origin
From Latin officium, meaning duty or service.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- officium
- English cognates
- office, officer
Examples
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An official result is the one the people in charge have agreed.
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"Official" here means it belongs to the city itself.
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"Official" can describe clothes or things used for the job.
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