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Word: Office
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: via Old French from Latin officium ‘performance of a task’ (in medieval Latin also ‘office, divine service’), based on opus ‘work’ + facere ‘do’
ˈɒfɪs
a room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for commercial, professional, or bureaucratic work
Short Definition:place of business
Examples:- an office job
a position of authority or service, typically one of a public nature
Short Definition:position of authority
Examples:- the office of chief constable
a service done for another or others
Short Definition:service or kindness done for another person or group of people
Examples:- rescued through the good offices of the Italian Ambassador, he was returned safely to England
the series of services of prayers and psalms said (or chanted) daily by Catholic priests, members of religious orders, and other clergy.
Short Definition:series of services conducted daily
the parts of a house given over to household work or to storage.
Short Definition:part of house used for household work
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