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- [im-pri-mah-ter, -mey-, -prahy-]
- /ˌɪm prɪˈmɑ tər, -ˈmeɪ-, -praɪ-/
- /ˌɪm.prɪˈmeɪ.tər/
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- [im-pri-mah-ter, -mey-, -prahy-]
- /ˌɪm prɪˈmɑ tər, -ˈmeɪ-, -praɪ-/
Definitions of imprimatur word
- noun imprimatur an official license to print or publish a book, pamphlet, etc., especially a license issued by a censor of the Roman Catholic Church. Compare nihil obstat. 1
- noun imprimatur sanction or approval; support: Our plan has the company president's imprimatur. 1
- noun imprimatur An official license by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book. 1
- noun imprimatur official seal of approval 1
- countable noun imprimatur If something such as a product has someone's imprimatur, that person has given it their official approval, for example by allowing their name to be shown on it. 0
- noun imprimatur a licence granted by a bishop certifying the Church's approval of a book to be published 0
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Origin of imprimatur
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; < New Latin: let it be printed, Latin: let it be made by pressing upon (something); see impress1
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Parts of speech for Imprimatur
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imprimatur popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for imprimatur
noun imprimatur
- charter — A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.
- permission — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- approval — If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
Antonyms for imprimatur
noun imprimatur
- prohibition — the act of prohibiting.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
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