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officium.

duty, service, office

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɔfˈfɪ.ki.ũː]Classical-Latin[ofˈfiː.t͡ʃi.um]

  1. duty, service, office

    declension-2 · neuter
    Exsecūtiō officiī plērumque certum suae ūtilitātis proximae sacrificium implicat.

  2. obligation, an obligatory service, visit, or gesture

    declension-2 · figuratively · neuter

  3. kindness, favor, courtesy

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

A contraction of opificium, an old derivative of ops, opis (“power, ability, resources”).

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