how to pronounce unofficial

/ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl/

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unofficial is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of unofficial in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… to taking the unofficial sign down …”

meanings of unofficial

adjective:

Not acting with official authority.
Not listed in a national pharmacopeia etc.
Implicitly true but withheld and/or contradicted by authority.
Not officially established.

unofficial frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word unofficial occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics unofficial can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that unofficial can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;