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noun
1.
a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to an office or position of duty, trust, or authority: official powers.
3.
authorized or issued authoritatively: an official report.
4.
holding office.
5.
appointed or authorized to act in a designated capacity: an official representative.
6.
EXPAND(of an activity or event) intended for the notice of the public and performed or held on behalf of officials or of an organization; formal: the official opening of a store.
7.
COLLAPSEPharmacology. noting drugs or drug preparations that are recognized by and that conform to the standards of the United States Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary.
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Unofficial
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin officiālis of duty, equivalent to Latin offici(um) office + -ālis -al1
1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin officiālis of duty, equivalent to Latin offici(um) office + -ālis -al1
Related forms
of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
non·of·fi·cial, adjective
non·of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
pre·of·fi·cial, adjective
pre·of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
EXPANDpseu·do·of·fi·cial, adjective, noun
pseu·do·of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
qua·si-of·fi·cial, adjective
qua·si-of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
sub·of·fi·cial, noun, adjective
sub·of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
un·der·of·fi·cial, adjective
un·of·fi·cial, adjective
un·of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
official
1314, from O.Fr. official (12c.), from L. officialis "attendant to a magistrate, public official," noun use of officialis (adj.) "of or belonging to duty, service, or office," from officium (see office). Meaning "person in charge of some public work or duty" first recorded
EXPAND1555. The adj. is first attested 1533, from O.Fr. oficial, from L. officialis. Officialese "language of officialdom" first recorded 1884.
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Medical Dictionary
official of·fi·cial (ə-fĭsh'əl)
adj.
Authorized by or contained in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary. Used of drugs.
unofficial un·of·fi·cial (ŭn'ə-fĭsh'əl)
adj.
Of or being a drug that is not listed in the United States Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary.
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