semi-official en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English official English semi-official From semi- + official.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having some degree of official authority.
We are indebted to these correspondents for correcting these errors, based on semi-official statements, which have been published many times.
1954 March, Editor's comment, “Letters to the Editor”, in Railway Magazine, page 209:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| semiofficial | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
ru полуофициа́льный (having some degree of official authority) · hu félhivatalos (having some degree of official authority) · no offisiøs (having some degree of official authority) · de halboffiziell (having some degree of official authority) · nl officieus (having some degree of official authority) · cs polooficiální (having some degree of official authority)