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officea room or building where people work at desks doing business, professional, or clerical work

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a room or building where people work at desks doing business, professional, or clerical work

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɔːfɪs/

Korean meaning: 사무실, 업무를 보는 방이나 건물

Korean pronunciation: 오-피스 (강세: 오)

Example Sentences

  • My office has a great view, but unfortunately it's of the parking lot where people practice their honking skills all day.
  • She works in a law office downtown.
  • The office coffee machine is broken again - it's the third time this month, making it more unreliable than my internet connection.

office

NOUN

//ˈɔːfɪs//

a room or building where people work at desks doing business, professional, or clerical work

office concept
💡 Concept

A businesswoman works efficiently at her desk in the office

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office rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Good service soothes a nervous office!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɔːfɪs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɒfɪs/

🌳Etymology

Rootoffic-
Suffix--e

Origin

라틴어 'officium'에서 유래되었습니다. 'ob(toward)'와 'facere(to do)'가 합쳐져 '~을 향해 행하다'는 의미에서 시작되어 '의무, 봉사'를 뜻하게 되었고, 결국 그런 일을 하는 '장소'를 의미하게 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

servicesurfacenervous
service
surface
nervous

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My office has a great view, but unfortunately it's of the parking lot where people practice their honking skills all day.

She works in a law office downtown.

😄 Fun example

The office coffee machine is broken again - it's the third time this month, making it more unreliable than my internet connection.

Please visit our main office for more information.

He held the office of president for two terms.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

workplacebureauheadquartersfacilityworkspace

Antonyms

homefieldoutdoors

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