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approbation

[ ap-ruh-bey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. approval; commendation.
  2. official approval or sanction.
  3. Obsolete. conclusive proof.


approbation

/ ˌæəˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. commendation; praise
  2. official recognition or approval
  3. an obsolete word for proof
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌپ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • a··tDz noun
  • -p·tDz noun
  • ܲa··tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of approbation1

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin Dzپō- (stem of Dzپō ). See approbate, -ion
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He'll do a lot of damage before he's finished — but he will never get the popular approbation he craves, now or in the future.

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Hamilton ”advised the president to ‘embrace such reflections and sentiments as will wear well, progress in approbation with time and redound to future reputation.’

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Electric vehicles are the cornerstone of that push, and for once Hungary is attracting the envy of fellow EU members, rather than their approbation.

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It’s associated with pleasure and the expectation or experience of a reward, which can include the surmounting of a threat “such as overcoming fear, winning a race, receiving respect and approbation from others,” Spiegel says.

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The state statute was originally put in place to deal with entertainers who would wrestle declawed bears, a practice that drew approbation from activists and regulatory action from legislators.

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