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Etymology

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Borrowed from French d’office.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɔˈfis/
  • Hyphenation: d'of‧fice
  • Rhymes: -is

Adverb

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d'office

  1. (Belgium) automatically
    Als ge geen inkomsten hebt, zoudt ge d'office moeten kwalificeren voor het bestaansminimum, zonder allerhande administratief gezever!
    If you don't have any income, you should automatically qualify for guaranteed benefits, without all kinds of administrative humbug!

French

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Adverb

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d’office

  1. ex officio
    un avocat commis d’office(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. automatically
  3. (informal) surely
    Synonym: à coup sûr

Descendants

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  • Dutch: d'office