approbation
noun/ˌæprəˈbeɪʃn/
/ˌæprəˈbeɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- approval or agreement
- a shout of approbation
- The King received the official approbation of the church.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin approbatio(n-), from the verb approbare, from ad- ‘to’ + probare ‘try, test’ (from probus ‘good’).Definitions on the go
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