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unofficially en · ADV

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Etymology

From unofficial + -ly or un- + officially.

Meanings

1. In a way that is not official; in an unofficial manner.
   • A one-pot meal, cachupa, is unofficially the national dish of Cape Verde, a drought-stricken archipelago off the western bulge of Africa. The dish is chock-full of cassava, seasoned sausages, corn and potatoes. 1987 July 29, Steven Barboza, “Culinary Delights of Africa Reflect a Continent's Diversity”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

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