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11 letters · 19 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure
originEtymology tree English official Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English officialese From official + -ese.
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