offisiøs

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French officieux, from Latin officium (service-minded).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

offisiøs (neuter singular offisiøst, definite singular and plural offisiøse)

  1. semi-official
  2. officious
    • "Krav til informasjon ved kriser i kommunene" Fylkesmannen i Oppland. 13 April 2004.
      Reportere er skeptiske til pressemeldinger, som ofte har en selvhøytidlig og offisiøs form.
    • Haddal, Per "Jerusalem som heksegryte" in oslopuls.no. 3 November 2006.
      Dette er ingen offisiøs film som tar bastant stilling til konfliktene.
    • "Sjefsideologen" from the webpages of Moldejazz 2007.
      Ingen offisiøs frontfigur, selv ikke for en jazzfestival, ville kunne ha gått omkring som en blanding av kunstnermyten, Frelsesarmeens tøyutsalg og Ole Brumm hele tiden.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French officieux, from Latin officium (service-minded).

Adjective

offisiøs (neuter singular offisiøst, definite singular and plural offisiøse)

  1. semi-official
  2. officious

References