approbation
Definition of approbation:
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part of speech: noun
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part of speech: noun
The act of approving; commendation; expression of approval or satisfaction with.
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Usage examples for approbation:
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At the end of the act, there were signs of approbation especially among the young ladies, to whom, though they had not understood a word, it had sounded very fine.
"Maximina" – Armando Palacio Valdés -
They had enjoyed a dignified and leisurely engagement, and Amy had bloomed in the sunshine of Murray's approbation
"The Gay Cockade" – Temple Bailey -
A hum of approbation ran round the room.
"The Red Cockade" – Stanley J. Weyman -
The result of his labors does not appear to have received the entire approbation of the German religious world; the original and unaltered work continues so popular, that no permanent place has been secured for the substitute.
"True Christianity" – Johann Arndt