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American Heritage Dictionary (3 definitions)
- Official approval or license to print or publish, especially under conditions of censorship.
- Official approval; sanction.
- A mark of official approval: a directive bearing the imprimatur of high officials.
–noun
Century Dictionary (2 definitions)
- Let it be printed: a formula signed by an official licenser of the press and attached to the matter so authorized to be printed.
- n. A license to print, granted by the licenser of the press; hence, a license in general.
–noun
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Sixty-five years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945, the University of California imprimatur is an air freshener for the stench of preparations for global annihilation.
His public career ended 15 years ago, arguably earlier, yet his imprimatur is applied to all manner of present day policies.
Yet to have the whole thing wrapped up in a package of high end gallery with critical imprimatur is what felt awkward and strange.
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/(ĭmˌprə-mäˈto͝or, -māˈtər)/
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From New Latin imprimātur, let it be printed, third person sing. present subjunctive passive of Latin imprimere, to imprint; see impress1.
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