[ ˌɪmprɪ'meɪtə , -'mα:tə , -'mα:tʊə ]
■ noun an official licence issued by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book.
↘a person's authoritative approval.
Origin
C17: from L., 'let it be printed'.
[ ˌɪmprɪ'meɪtə , -'mα:tə , -'mα:tʊə ]
■ noun an official licence issued by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book.
↘a person's authoritative approval.
Origin
C17: from L., 'let it be printed'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004