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im·pri·ma·tur
\ˌimprə̇ˈmä]d.ə(r), ]tə- also -mā]\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, let it be printed, 3d singular present subjunctive passive of imprimere to print, from Latin, to impress — more at impress
1.
a. : a license to print or publish (as a book or paper)
b. : approval of that which is published under the circumstances that censorship of the press exists
c. : imprint b(1)
2.
a. : sanction, approval
< gives its imprimatur to the shameless attack — Eugene Lyons >
b. : a sign or mark of approval
< puts the imprimatur of approval on the morals and decency of wholesale, universal betting — T.E.Dewey > |