| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | im·pri·ma·tur |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   m pr -mä t r, -m tr |
| NOUN: | 1. Official approval or license to print or publish, especially under conditions of censorship. 2a. Official approval; sanction. b. A mark of official approval: a directive bearing the imprimatur of high officials. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From New Latin imprimtur, let it be printed, third person sing. present subjunctive passive of Latin imprimere, to imprint. See impress1.
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