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official
adjective
noun
having official authority or sanction
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- O
- Ends with
- L
- Contains
- FFICIA
- Scrabble score
- 16
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
əˈfɪʃəl
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
having official authority or sanction
“official permission”
adjective
verified officially
“the election returns are now official”
adjective
(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
adjective
conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
“in prescribed order”
adjective
of or relating to an office
“official privileges”
noun
someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
“the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling”
noun
a worker who holds or is invested with an office
In context
Example Sentences
official permission
an official representative
the election returns are now official
in prescribed order
official privileges
the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling
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