Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semi-official

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: semi-of-fi-cial
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having some degree of official authority.

Example Sentences

"We are indebted to these correspondents for correcting these errors, based on semi-official statements, which have been published many times."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English official English semi-official From semi- + official.

Inflected Forms

semiofficial (alternative)

Questions

What does semi-official mean?: Having some degree of official authority.
Where does semi-official come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English official English semi-official From semi- + official.

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