Definitions for officially
of·fi·cial·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. officiallyadverb

   In an official manner

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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 GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce officially?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say officially in sign language?

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. Heiko Maas:

   Our goal was and is to find a common path to genuine reconciliation in memory of the victims. This includes naming the events of the German colonial period in what is now Namibia, and in particular the atrocities in the period from 1904 to 1908, without sparing or glossing over them. We will now also officially call these events what they were from today's perspective : a genocide.

2. Peter Hotez:

   If you've only gotten two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, even though that officially counts as fully vaccinated, we know that its impact on breakthrough symptomatic illness is close to zero.

3. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Though Apartheid policies were officially rescinded in South Africa, the Apartheid mentality and various other forms of racial discrimination still thrive in the world.

4. Andrei Lankov:

   North Korea citizens decision to officially report the drought in North Korea citizens internal media is remarkable, it's a signal to both domestic and foreign audience that probably something will go bad later this year. So they will probably apply for foreign aid.

5. Moody College of Communication:

   We are proud to welcome Matthew McConaughey to officially join our world-class faculty, matthew McConaughey cares deeply for our school and our students, and we are thrilled that Matthew McConaughey shares Matthew McConaughey time and talent to help prepare the next generation of media leaders and innovators.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=officially
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Officially
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=officially