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Friday, 4 December 2015

Word of the Day: Imprimatur

 
Word of the Day

Imprimatur


December 04, 2015
noun
\im-pruh-MAH-toor\
 
Definition
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
 
Examples
"But that's the new Coachella. Being the country's most compelling music festival wasn't enough. It needed a celebrity imprimatur. And with Madonna's much publicized booking last year, the guest list bulged." — Charles Aaron, Spin, August 2007

"Overseeing the design of the restaurant space is Paul Basile of Basile Studio…. His imprimatur will also be on a major remodel of Craft & Commerce, which is in the midst of a $1.8 million redo…." — Lori Weisberg, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2015

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