/ ˌæprəˈbeɪʃn; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( formal ) approval or agreement
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : via Old French from Latin approbatio(n-) , from the verb approbare , from ad- to + probare try, test (from probus good).
/ ˌæprəˈbeɪʃn; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( formal ) approval or agreement
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : via Old French from Latin approbatio(n-) , from the verb approbare , from ad- to + probare try, test (from probus good).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005