Kilo Lingo

/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.

website .

"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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This word is part of lesson 29.