"unofficial" meaning in English

See unofficial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: unofficial [positive], more unofficial [comparative], most unofficial [superlative]
Etymology: un- + official Etymology templates: {{word parts|un-|official}} un- + official Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is unofficial is not approved by some authority.
    Sense id: simple-unofficial-en-adj-47Rv4n4Z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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