approbation
Use Approbation in a sentence
rəˈbeɪ noun
1.
approval; commendation.
2.
official approval or sanction.
3.
Obsolete. conclusive proof.
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| —n | |
| 1. | commendation; praise |
| 2. | official recognition or approval |
| 3. | an obsolete word for proof |
| 'approbative | |
| —adj | |
| 'approbatory | |
| —adj | |
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approbation
late 14c., from O.Fr. aprobation, from L. approbationem, noun of action from approbatus, pp. of approbare (see approve).
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