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επισήμως
officially /e.pi.ˈsi.mos/
adverbB2#2960 most common
Also: formally, in an official capacity
Example sentences
Ο δήμαρχος μίλησε επισήμως στη γιορτή του χωριού.
The mayor spoke officially at the village celebration.
Το νέο σχολείο θα ανοίξει επισήμως τη Δευτέρα.
The new school will officially open on Monday.
Η εταιρεία ανακοίνωσε επισήμως τη συγχώνευση με τον ανταγωνιστή της.
The company officially announced the merger with its competitor.
Ο πρόεδρος παραιτήθηκε επισήμως από τη θέση του χθες το βράδυ.
The president officially resigned from his position last night.
Η χώρα αναγνωρίστηκε επισήμως ως ανεξάρτητο κράτος το 1830.
The country was officially recognized as an independent state in 1830.
Παρότι η συμφωνία εφαρμοζόταν ήδη στην πράξη, υπογράφηκε επισήμως μόλις έναν χρόνο αργότερα.
Although the agreement was already being implemented in practice, it was officially signed only a year later.
Word family
επίσημοςofficial, formal
επισημότηταsolemnity, official status
επισημαίνωto point out, to highlight
ανεπίσημοςunofficial, informal
σήμαsign, signalEtymology
Επισήμως is the adverb form of the adjective επίσημος, meaning official. That adjective is built from the preposition επί, meaning upon or at, and σήμα, meaning sign or mark. Something επίσημος originally carried a recognized mark or seal, which is how the word came to mean official. The adverbial ending -ως turns the adjective into a manner adverb, giving the sense of doing something in an official way.
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