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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

公式の

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōshiki no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Official/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
adjectivenounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"それは公式な発表ではありません。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to an authority or public body and its public duties, or sanctioned by proper authority.

    "The government released an official statement regarding the new economic policy."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person holding public office or having official duties in an organization.

    "Several senior government officials attended the diplomatic summit."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'officialis', stemming from 'officium' (duty, service, office), entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century. Originally denoting someone holding a position of public duty or authority, the meaning broadened over centuries to describe anything properly authorized, sanctioned, or holding formal recognition.

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