/ ˌɪmprɪˈmɑːtə(r); NAmE / noun
[ sing. ] ( formal ) official approval of sth, given by a person in a position of authority
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin , let it be printed , from the verb imprimere , from in- into + premere to press.
/ ˌɪmprɪˈmɑːtə(r); NAmE / noun
[ sing. ] ( formal ) official approval of sth, given by a person in a position of authority
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin , let it be printed , from the verb imprimere , from in- into + premere to press.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005