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approbation
1. An expression of warm approval; praise; commendation.
2. Official approval or sanction.
3. Obsolete: conclusive proof.
This entry is located in the following units: -ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation) (page 9) prob-, proba-, probat-, prov- (page 1)
plaud-, plaus-, plod-, plos-
(Latin: to clap, to strike, to beat; to clap the hands in approbation [recognition as good], to approve)