approbation

[ ap-ruh-bey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. approval; commendation.

  2. official approval or sanction.

  1. Obsolete. conclusive proof.

Origin of approbation

1
1350–1400; Middle English (<Middle French ) <Latin approbātiōn- (stem of approbātiō). See approbate, -ion

Other words from approbation

  • pre·ap·pro·ba·tion, noun
  • self-ap·pro·ba·tion, noun
  • sub·ap·pro·ba·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for approbation

approbation

/ (ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. commendation; praise

  2. official recognition or approval

  1. an obsolete word for proof

Derived forms of approbation

  • approbative or approbatory, adjective

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