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imprimatur

/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmeɪ.tə/ UK
/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmɑː.tə/ UK
/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmɑː.tʊə/ UK
/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmeɪ.tʊə/ UK
/ɪmˈpɹɪmətə/ UK
/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmɑ.tɚ/ US
/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmeɪ.tɚ/ US
/ɪmpɹɪˈmɑtʊɹ/ US
/ɪmˈpɹɪmətɚ/ US
/ɪmˈpɹɪmətʊɹ/ US

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

noun imprimaturs · imprimantur

An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies. The Cheats · A Comedy · Written in the Year, M.DC.LXII. Imprimatur, Roger L'estrange. Nov. 5. 1663. By John Wilson
broadly Any mark of official approval. Children, the final imprimatur to family life, are being borrowed, adopted, created by artificial insemination.
Similar: approval, authorization, endorsement

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noun official license to publish

Español	imprimátur
Français	imprimatur
Русский	са́нкция sánkcija, одобре́ние odobrénije, разреше́ние razrešénije

noun any mark of official approval

Русский	са́нкция sánkcija, разреше́ние razrešénije, добро́ dobró

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@misc{imprimatur_2026,
  title = {imprimatur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/imprimatur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}