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approbation

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The definition of approbation is warm approval or praise.

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An example of approbation is the speech given by the college president after the football team earned the state championship.

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See approbation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

approval, sanction, or commendation
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See approbation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An expression of warm approval; praise.
Official approval.

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