Definitions for approbationˌæp rəˈbeɪ ʃən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ap•pro•ba•tionˌæp rəˈbeɪ ʃən(n.)

  1. praise; commendation.

  2. approval; sanction.

  3. Obs. proof.

Origin of approbation:

1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L

Princeton's WordNet

  1. approbation(noun)

    official approval

  2. approbation(noun)

    official recognition or approval

Wiktionary

  1. approbation(Noun)

    The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition

Webster Dictionary

  1. Approbation(noun)

    proof; attestation

  2. Approbation(noun)

    the act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval; sanction; commendation

  3. Approbation(noun)

    probation or novitiate


Translations for approbation

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

approbation(noun)

approval

His bravery received the approbation of the whole town.

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