transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈä-fəs, ˈȯ- ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin officium service, duty, office, from opus work + facere to make, do — more at operate , do
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : a special duty, charge, or position conferred by an exercise of governmental authority and for a public purpose : a position of authority to exercise a public function and to receive whatever emoluments may belong to it
b. : a position of responsibility or some degree of executive authority
2.
[Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin officium, from Latin]
: a prescribed form or service of worship ; specifically capitalized : Divine Office
3. : a religious or social ceremonial observance : rite
4.
a. : something that one ought to do or must do : an assigned or assumed duty, task, or role
b. : the proper or customary action of something : function
c. : something done for another : service
5. : a place where a particular kind of business is transacted or a service is supplied: as
a. : a place in which the functions of a public officer are performed
b. : the directing headquarters of an enterprise or organization
c. : the place in which a professional person conducts business
6. plural , chiefly British : the apartments, attached buildings, or outhouses in which the activities attached to the service of a house are carried on
7.
a. : a major administrative unit in some governments
British Foreign Office
b. : a subdivision of some government departments
Patent Office
Synonyms: see function