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approbative definition

ap·pro·ba·tive (ap′rə bāt′iv)

adjective

showing approbation or approval
also approbatory ap·pro′·ba·to′ry (ə prō′bə tôr′ē)

Etymology: Fr approbatif < LL approbativus

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