imprimatur C2 Topic:Describing People US /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmɑ.tɚ/ UK /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmeɪ.tə/ See IPA manual Freq #159848 Meanings 1 noun An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies. The Cheats · A Comedy · Written in the Year, M.DC.LXII. Imprimatur, Roger L'estrange. Nov. 5. 1663. By John Wilson. 2 noun Any mark of official approval. Children, the final imprimatur to family life, are being borrowed, adopted, created by artificial insemination. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · any mark of official approval. approvalauthorizationendorsement More sanction Word family Related forms authorization Etymology From Latin imprimātur (“let it be printed”), third person singular present subjunctive passive form of imprimere (“to imprint”). Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # imprimatur **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmɑ.tɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmeɪ.tə/ **Frequency rank:** 159848 ## Meanings 1. An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies. 2. Any mark of official approval. ## Examples - The Cheats · A Comedy · Written in the Year, M.DC.LXII. Imprimatur, Roger L'estrange. Nov. 5. 1663. By John Wilson. - Children, the final imprimatur to family life, are being borrowed, adopted, created by artificial insemination. ## Synonyms - approval - endorsement - sanction - authorization ## Related Forms - authorization ## Etymology From Latin imprimātur (“let it be printed”), third person singular present subjunctive passive form of imprimere (“to imprint”). ## Topics - Describing People markdown