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Answer for the clue "Official approval ", 10 letters:
imprimatur
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: sanction , countenance , endorsement , indorsement , warrant ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An imprimatur (from Latin , "let it be printed") is, in the proper sense, a declaration authorizing publication of a book. The term is also applied loosely to any mark of approval or endorsement.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Imprimatur \Im`pri*ma"tur\, n. [L., let it be printed.] (Law) A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to the censorship of the press, approval of that which is published. (R. C. Ch.) Permission granted from a designated ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640, Modern Latin, literally "let it be printed," the formula of a book licenser, third person singular present subjunctive passive of Latin imprimere "to print" (see impress ). Originally of state license to print books, later only of Roman Catholic Church. ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The New England Journal of Medicine put its imprimatur on the two studies. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Applying the label often serves as an imprimatur of management respectability. ▪ Bush had managed to acquire United Nations ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (label en printing) An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies. 2 (context by extension English) Any mark of official approval.
Usage examples of imprimatur.
They were simple sophistries, fabricated to suit his needs, readily taking and bearing the imprimatur of common sense.
When the IBM PC was launched into a market which had hitherto been serviced by garage companies named after bits of fruit, it carried the imprimatur of a world-renowned name and sold a zillion, making Gates's operating system a world standard.
The actual working of the authorized version of the Scriptures bears the Imprimatur and the Nihil Obstat and the Ne Varietur of the Holy Ghost.
But if Waterhouse were to find a real Australian ten-pound note and read the fine print, it would also probably bear the imprimatur of a reserve bank somewhere.