officiary

of·fi·ci·ar·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-fish-ee-er-ee]
- /əˈfɪʃ iˌɛr i/
- /ə.ˈfɪ.ʃɪə.rɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-fish-ee-er-ee]
- /əˈfɪʃ iˌɛr i/

Definitions of officiary word

adjective officiary pertaining to or derived from an office, as a title. 1
adjective officiary having a title or rank derived from an office, as a dignitary. 1
noun officiary Of or pertaining to an office or an officer; official. 1
noun officiary a body of officials 0
adjective officiary of, relating to, or derived from office 0
noun officiary a group of officials 0

See all 7 definitions of officiary

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Origin of officiary

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

1605-15; < Latin offici(um) office + -ary

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Parts of speech for Officiary

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Officiary

officiary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

officiary usage trend in Literature

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