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单词 by-office
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by-officen.

Etymology: < by- comb. form 2c(b), 2c(c) + office n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈby-office.
1. An office other than the main one.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] > one's duty, duties, or obligations > of one's office or position > not main
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1577 T. Vautrollier tr. M. Luther Comm. Epist. to Galathians (new ed.) f. 185 It is not the proper office of Christ..to teach the law, but an accidentall or a byoffice.
2. A form of religious service for by-occasions.
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1684 R. Baxter Catholick Communion 12 Not medling..with the Discipline, By-offices, etc.
1689 Myst. Iniq. 40 Exceptions some may have against some Things in the By-Offices, and Occasional Service.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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