n.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-pr ə - ' b ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 obsolete : PROOF
2 a : an act of approving formally or officially b : COMMENDATION , PRAISE
– ap · pro · ba · to · ry \ ' a-pr ə -b ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē , ə - ' pr ō -b ə - \ adjective