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imprimatur definition

im·pri·ma·tur (im′pri mät′ər, -māt′-)

noun

    1. license or permission to publish or print a book, article, etc.
    2. R.C.Ch. such permission granted by a bishop
  2. any sanction or approval

Etymology: ModL, lit., let it be printed, 3d pers. sing., pres. subjunc. pass., of L imprimere: see imprint

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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