Kilo Lingo

/əˈfɪʃəli/

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Translation

In a way that is announced or agreed by the people in charge; formally and publicly.

Word origin

From official, which comes from Latin officium, meaning a duty or a service.

Origin
Latin
Root
officium
English cognates
office, official

Examples

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Officially means done in a formal, public way by someone with power.

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Here officially means according to the real, recorded facts.

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Officially can also mean what is said in public, even if the truth is different.

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This word is part of lesson 50.