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imprimatur

imp·ri·ma·tur

UK/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmeɪ.tə/ US/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmɑː.tə/ uncommon

noun

1.

formal and explicit approval

  • “a Democrat usually gets the union”

Origin

From Latin imprimātur (“let it be printed”), third person singular present subjunctive passive form of imprimere (“to imprint”).

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