little office

American  

noun

1. (sometimes initial capital letters) an office similar to but shorter than the divine office, in honor of a saint, a mystery, or, especially, the Virgin Mary.

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little office British  

noun

1. RC Church a series of psalms and prayers similar to the divine office but shorter

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Etymology

Origin of little office

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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little office

My little office where I write and hang out with my two dogs—a Great Dane and a rescued dachshund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

And I think the big deal for me is that we're just in this little office in Wales, and you don't realise the impact.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025

Queasy-lit by fluorescent overhead lights, the cramped little office kitchen contains sad muffins, stale breakfast bars and bruised apples.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2023

His students knew if they had questions, he could always be found in his narrow little office attached to MH-1.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2022

“I have just the thing for that,” Mr. Gonzalez said and went into the little office storeroom to get, Ignatius imagined, some type of medicine.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole