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APPROBATORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does approbatory mean? 

APPROBATORY (adjective)
  The adjective APPROBATORY has 1 sense:

1. expressing or manifesting praise or approvalplay

  Familiarity information: APPROBATORY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


APPROBATORY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Expressing or manifesting praise or approval

Synonyms:

affirmative; approbative; approbatory; approving; plausive

Context example:

an affirmative nod

Similar:

favorable; favourable (encouraging or approving or pleasing)

Derivation:

approve (judge to be right or commendable; think well of)


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