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Noun: imprimatur  im'pri-mu-tu(r) or ,im-pri'maa-tu(r)
  1. Formal and explicit approval
    "a Democrat usually gets the union's imprimatur";
    - sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant

Derived forms: imprimaturs

Type of: approval, commendation

Encyclopedia: Imprimatur