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noun
1.
approval; commendation.
2.
official approval or sanction.
3.
Obsolete. conclusive proof.
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Approbation
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| substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected |
| stiff, ungainly, or awkward, without spirit, animation, or awareness |
Example Sentences
- For that message, he deserves our approbation.
- Yes, ice cream is an approved action of approbation.
- But the very power of its imagery is in itself something far less than approbation.
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World English Dictionary
| approbation (ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | commendation; praise |
| 2. | official recognition or approval |
| 3. | an obsolete word for proof |
| 'approbative | |
| —adj | |
| 'approbatory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
approbation
late 14c., from O.Fr. aprobation, from L. approbationem, noun of action from approbatus, pp. of approbare (see approve).
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