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Dictionary » O » Office OfficeOffice 1. That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the relations of man to man; as, kind offices, pious offices. I would i could do a good office between you. (Shak) 2. A special duty, trust, charge, or position, conferred by authority and for a public purpose; a position of trust or authority; as, an executive or judical office; a municipal office. 3. A charge or trust, of a sacred nature, conferred by god himself; as, the office of a priest under the old dispensation, and that of the apostles in the new. Inasmuch as i am the apostle of the gentiles, i magnify mine office. (Rom. Xi. 13) 4. That which is performed, intended, or assigned to be done, by a particular thing, or that which anything is fitted to perform; a function; answering to duty in intelligent beings. They [the eyes] resign their office and their light. (Shak) Hesperus, whose office is to bring twilight upon the earth. (milton) In this experiment the several intervals of the teeth of the comb do the office of so many prisms. (Sir i. newton) 5. The place where a particular kind of business or service for others is transacted; a house or apartment in which public officers and others transact business; as, the registers office; a lawyers office. 6. The company or corporation, or persons collectively, whose place of business is in an office; as, i have notified the office. 7. The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to t 9a8 he service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc. As for the offices, let them stand at distance. (bacon) 8. Any service other than that of ordination and the mass; any prescribed religious service. This morning was read in the church, after the office was done, the declaration setting forth the late conspiracy against the kings person. (Evelyn) holy office. Same as inquisition. Houses of office. Same as def. 7 above. Little office, the finding of an inquest of office. See inquest. Office holder. See Officeholder in the vocabulary Origin: f, fr. L. Officium, for opificium; ops ability, wealth, holp _ facere to do or make. See Opulent, Fact. ![]()
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Results from our forumRe:... cut resulted by deep wound.. so is that can repairs itself or i need surgery?? can anyone help me.. doesnt the doctor ask you to follow up in the office. Is your wound ok? You need to go and follow up with your doctor now. Dont waste time with online people.
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Sound and how the brain reacts to it... it only happened when HE drew on the board, no one else. Something about his intensity and his breathing.... Today I work in a building where my office is right next to the copy machine. HEAVEN! The sounds of the paper, the squeeky sound of the copy machine door being lifted, the squeeky sounds ...
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Sound and how the brain reacts to it... 4. Certain voices talking - this has only happened once, actually, but the voice was smooth with smooth diction & tempo. So an aide at my office does my filing 2x/wk, and when he does, I just stare at my computer and bask in the high of this sensation. I can't really even see him, as he ...
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Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it... shivers down my spine, they do not generally give me this little waves of pleasure that run across my neck and head in the same way. I work in an office and at the moment the sounds that set me off on a little wave are my colleagues hammering away at their keyboards. I don't believe the same thing ...
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Re: Where do we go from here?... .... And what about those criminals who have above average IQ levels...? I have made a lot of money, and have never been caught. I now work in an office environment, and have been security cleared and background checked.... Honestly, my IQ is 140 - 148. My father's IQ was 154. I now earn a good ...
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