approbation
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approbation
- /ˌæp.ɹəʊˈbeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌæp.ɹəˈbeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌæp.ɹoʊˈbeɪ.ʃən/ US
- /ˌæp.ɹəˈbeɪ.ʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From late Middle English approbacioun, from Old French approbacion (French approbation), from Latin approbatio, from approbare (“to assent to as good, approve, also show to be good, confirm”), from ad (“to”) + probare (“approve, commend”), from probus (“good”). By surface analysis, approbate + -ion.
noun approbations
- 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. I am very sensible how much nobler it is to place the reward of virtue in the silent approbation of one's own breast
