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Definitions for officially
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. officiallyadverb

    in an official role

    "officially, he is in charge"; "officially responsible"

  2. formally, officiallyadverb

    with official authorization

    "the club will be formally recognized"

Wiktionary

  1. officiallyadverb

    In an official manner

ChatGPT

  1. officially

    Officially refers to something that is done in a formal, public, or authoritative manner, often with the approval, sanction, or recognition of a person in authority, a governing body, or an organization. It often relates to actions, statements, or decisions that are given by a person or institution in a position of official or recognized authority.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. officially

    By the proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in pursuance of the special powers vested; as, accounts or reports officially verified or rendered; letters officially communicated; persons officially notified.

Editors Contribution

  1. officiallyadverb

    With an official manner.

    Officially we are all guaranteed peace on earth.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 10, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'officially' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4843

  2. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'officially' in Adverbs Frequency: #308

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of officially in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of officially in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of officially in a Sentence

  1. Ralph Northam:

    Im here to officially declare today, November 5, 2019, that Virginia is officially blue.

  2. Claud Cockburn:

    Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.

  3. James Monroe:

    The Executive is charged officially in the Departments under it with the disbursement of the public money, and is responsible for the faithful application of it to the purposes for which it is raised. The Legislature is the watchful guardian over the public purse. It is its duty to see that the disbursement has been honestly made.

  4. Mohamed Hejazi:

    We officially claim the air strikes on Zawurah today as part of our battle against terrorism. We had already warned these places belong to operation Libya Dawn because they used for illegal acts.

  5. Justin Timberlake:

    England is the first country that I've had a no. 1 album in, so it is now officially my home away from home.

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