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approbations

ap·pro·ba·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ap-ruh-bey-shuh n]
    • /ˌæp rəˈbeɪ ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ap-ruh-bey-shuh n]
    • /ˌæp rəˈbeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of approbations word

  • noun approbations approval; commendation. 1
  • noun approbations official approval or sanction. 1
  • noun approbations Obsolete. conclusive proof. 1
  • noun approbations plural of approbation. 0
See all 4 definitions of approbations

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Origin of approbations

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin approbātiōn- (stem of approbātiō). See approbate, -ion

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Parts of speech for Approbations

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Approbations

approbations popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% 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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