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Word of the Day – Approbation

By February 6, 2022Word of the Day

Approbation (noun)

ap-ro-bay-shun

(formal) Approval or praise.

Late Middle English via Old French from Latin approbatio(n-), from the verb approbare

Example sentences

“The approbation complete, she knew she had achieved everything she set out to.”

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