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  1. adjective Not official: the unofficial election results.
  2. adjective Not acting officially: an unofficial adviser.

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  • With PBRs, men and craft were inseparable—together they made up an entity about which someone coined the unofficial meaning of the letters PBR: Proud—Brave—Reliable. —  Brown Waters, Black Berets
  • The Portuguese position in Macao had always been a peculiar one—unofficial is the word which best describes it—for though they had quietly occupied the place since the far-away days of the Mings, the Chinese had tolerated the strangers without recognizing them, only now and then murdering one by way of protest. —  Sir Robert Hart
  • The December 2008 total is unofficial, as The Press is not the official reporting station for the National Weather Service. —  The Sheboygan Press Latest Headlines
  • The first batter of the night was Aaron Miles, who logged the stadium's first hit -- unofficial version -- with a single to left off Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang.
  • Police said Partamian was also pledging a group called the "Pigs," a renegade fraternity, unofficial, and unrecognized by the university, that partied frequently at a rented home at —  13WHAM: Top Stories
 

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/ənəˈfɪʃəl/
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