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noun

Imprimatur n.

(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 eccliastical authority to publish a book or other document; required by church law for Catholics, especially ecclesiastics, who wish to publish.

Hence: Official approval for some proposed activity; as, a contract this large needs the imprimatur of the legal department.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Imprimatur" : commendation, ok, okey, indorsement, approval, o.k., sanction