IMPRIMATUR


Meaning of IMPRIMATUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌim-prə-ˈmä-ˌtu̇r, im-ˈpri-mə-ˌtu̇r, -ˌtyu̇r ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, let it be printed, from imprimere to print, from Latin, to imprint, impress — more at impress

Date: 1640

1.

a. : a license to print or publish especially by Roman Catholic episcopal authority

b. : approval of a publication under circumstances of official censorship

2.

a. : sanction , approval

b. : imprint

c. : a mark of approval or distinction

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.