What does preofficial mean?
Preofficial means Prior to officialdom..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Prior to officialdom..
It breaks us from the habit of seeing preofficial life as a simple preparatory imitation of the career to come, and from thinking of literati men as if they had always been incumbent officials […]
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Preofficial means Prior to officialdom..
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It breaks us from the habit of seeing preofficial life as a simple preparatory imitation of the career to come, and from thinking of literati men as if they had always been incumbent officials […]
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